Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better is a popular song from the 1946 Broadway musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” The lyrics engage in a playful back-and-forth between the characters Frank Butler and Annie Oakley, who boast about their various skills and talents while trying to one-up each other. The song is a classic example of a friendly rivalry and competitive banter between the two lead characters.
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better song
[Verses]
Anything you can do, I can do better.
Ha!
I can do anything
better than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can, yes, I can!
Anything you can be,
I can be greater.
Sooner or later,
I’m greater than you.
No, you’re not.
Yes, I am.
No, you’re not.
Yes, I am.
No, you’re not.
Yes, I am, yes, I am!
I can shoot a partridge
with a single cartridge.
I can get a sparrow
with a bow and arrow.
I can live on bread and cheese.
And only on that?
Yep.
So can a rat.
Any note you can sing,
I can sing higher.
I can sing any note higher than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t!
Yes, I
caaaaaan!
How do you sing that high?
I’m a girl!
Anything you can say,
I can say softer.
I can say anything softer than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can…
Yes, I can!
I can drink my liquor
faster than a flicker.
I can drink it quicker,
and get even sicker.
I can open any safe.
Without being caught?
You bet.
That’s what I thought, you crook.
Any note you can hold,
I can hold longer.
I can hold any note longer than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t…
Yes, I can.
Yes, I…
can!
Yes, you can!
Where do you keep all that air?
Here.
Oh.
Anything you can say,
I can say faster.
I can say anything faster than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can,
yes, I can!
I can jump a hurdle.
I can wear a girdle.
I can knit a sweater.
I can fill it better.
I can do most anything.
Can you bake a pie?
No.
Neither can I.
Anything you can sing,
I can sing sweeter.
I can sing anything
sweeter than you.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can.
No, you can’t.
Yes, I can’t.
No, you can’t.
Oh, yes I can.
No, you can’t, can’t, can’t!
Yes, I can, can, can!
Yes(No), I(you) can(can’t)!
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