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Do Re Mi
from the Sound of Music

Maria
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
Gretl
A B C
Maria
When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi
Children
Do re mi
Maria
Do Re Mi
The first three notes just
happen to be
Do Re Mi
Children
Do Re Mi
Maria
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make
it easier...mmm...
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow so
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will brink us back to
Do (oh oh oh...)
Maria and children
(Repeat the above twice)
Maria
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, So Do

Now children, Do Re Mi Fa So and so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads, you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this... 

 
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Can you do that?
Children
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Maria
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Children
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Maria
Good...
Brigitta
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria
So we put in words
One word at every note, like this...
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together!
Maria and children
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Children
Do Mi Mi, Mi So So, Re Fa Fa, La Ti Ti
(Repeat this 4 times while Maria is singing)
Maria
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Maria and children
Maria       Children
DoSo Do
ReLa Fa
MiMi Do
FaRe
SoSo Do
LaLa Fa
TiLa So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do...o...o...Ti Do... So Do