Let's start at the very beginning

Let's start from the beginning

A very good place to start

A very good beginning

When you read you begin with A-B-C

When you learn to read you have to learn abc first

When you sing you begin with do-re-mi

When you sing you have to learn do re mi first

Do-re-mi, do-re-mi

The first three notes just happen to be

Exactly the first three notes

Do-re-mi, do-re-mi

[Maria:]

Do-re- mi-fa-so-la-ti

[spoken]

Let's see if I can make it easy

Let's see if I can make it easy Easier

Doe, a deer, a female deer

doe, a deer, a female deer

Ray, a drop of golden sun

ray, a ray of golden sunshine

Me, a name I call myself

me is what I am calling myself

Far, a long, long way to run

far has to run a long, long way

Sew, a needle pulling thread

sew is a needle pulling thread

La, a note to follow Sew

la is the note that follows sew

Tea, a drink with jam and bread

tea, drink tea with jam Bread and jam

That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

[Maria and Children: ]

[Repeat above verse twice]

[Maria：]

Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

So-do!

[Maria: (spoken)]

Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on

Now kids, do re mi fa so etc

are only the tools we use to build a song.

The only tools we use to build a song.

Once you have these notes in your heads,

Once you learn these notes

you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up.

You You can sing billions of different songs by combining them