Adrian (spoken):
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Child (spoken):
That's not a word!
Adrian (spoken):
Why of course it's a word!
And unless I'm very much mistaken
I think it will prove to be a rather useful one.
You see,
Adrian:
When trying to express oneself, it's frankly quite absurd,
To leaf through lengthy lexicons to find the perfect word.
A little spontaneity keeps conversation keen,
You need to find a way to say precisely what you mean.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Ensemble:
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Adrian:
When Stone Age men were chatting, merely grunting would suffice.
Bert:
Though if they heard this word, they might have used it once or twice!
Mrs. Corry:
I'm sure Egyptian pharaohs would have grasped it in a jiff,
Then every single pyramid would bear this hieroglyph;
Oh!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Say it and wild animals would not seem so ferocious.
Adrian:
Add some further flourishes, it's so ro-co-co-coscious!
Mrs. Corry:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Adrian:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Bert:
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Bert:
The Druids could have carved it on their mighty monoliths!
Mrs. Corry:
The ancient Greeks, I'm certain, would have used it in their myths!
Adrian:
I'm sure the Roman Empire only entered the abyss,
Because those Latin scholars never had a word like this!
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Adrian:
If you say it softly the effect can be hypnotious!
Bert:
Check your breath before you speak, in case it's halitocious!
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle-um-diddle-ay
Adrian (spoken):
Of course you can say it backwards, which is Suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus!
Spectator (spoken):
He may be tricky, but he's bloody good!
Adrian:
So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay!
Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say.
Bert:
Pick out those eighteen consonants and sixteen vowels as well,
And put them in an order which is very hard to spell...
Adrian:
S-u-p-e-r
C-a-l-i-f-
R-a-g-i-l-
I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
Ensemble:
S-u-p-e-r
C-a-l-i-f-
R-a-g-i-l-
I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
S-u-p-e-r
C-a-l-i-f-
R-a-g-i-l-
I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
S-u-p-e-r
C-a-l-i-f-
R-a-g-i-l-
I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious!
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious,
Supercalifragilistic-
Child:
Supercalifragilistic-
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!