Anything You Can Do
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Anything You Can Do Lyrics
[FRANK, spoken]
And now little lady, if you'll kindly step up to the parapet
I'll give you a lesson in marksmanship.
[ANNIE, spoken]
You couldn't give me a lesson in long distance spittin'.
(sung)
Anything you can do, I can do better
I can do anything better than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
And now little lady, if you'll kindly step up to the parapet
I'll give you a lesson in marksmanship.
[ANNIE, spoken]
You couldn't give me a lesson in long distance spittin'.
(sung)
Anything you can do, I can do better
I can do anything better than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can be, I can be greater
Sooner or later, I'm greater than you
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
Yes, I am
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can be, I can be greater
Sooner or later, I'm greater than you
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
[ANNIE]
No, you're not
[FRANK]
Yes, I am
Yes, I am
I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge
[ANNIE]
I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow
[FRANK]
I can live on bread and cheese
[ANNIE]
And only on that?
[FRANK]
Yes
[ANNIE]
So can a rat
[FRANK]
Any note you can reach, I can go higher
[ANNIE]
I can sing anything higher than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow
[FRANK]
I can live on bread and cheese
[ANNIE]
And only on that?
[FRANK]
Yes
[ANNIE]
So can a rat
[FRANK]
Any note you can reach, I can go higher
[ANNIE]
I can sing anything higher than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[ANNIE]
Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
[FRANK]
Fifty cents
[ANNIE]
Forty cents
[FRANK]
Thirty cents
[ANNIE]
Twenty cents
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can say, I can say softer
[ANNIE]
I can say anything softer than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
[ANNIE]
I can do it quicker and get even sicker
[FRANK]
I can open any safe
[ANNIE]
Without being caught?
[FRANK]
Sure
[ANNIE]
That's what I thought, you crook
[FRANK]
Any note you can hold, I can hold longer
[ANNIE]
I can hold any note longer than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't (Yes, I)
[ANNIE]
Can
[FRANK]
Yes, you can
[ANNIE]
Anything you can wear, I can wear better
In what you wear, I'd look better than you
[FRANK]
In my coat?
[ANNIE]
In your vest
[FRANK]
In my shoes?
[ANNIE]
In your hat
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can say, I can say faster
[ANNIE]
I can say anything faster than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't (Yes, I, I, I, yes, I can)
[FRANK]
I can jump a hurdle
[ANNIE]
I can wear a girdle
[FRANK]
I can knit a sweater
[ANNIE]
I can fill it better
[FRANK]
I can do most anything
[ANNIE]
Can you bake a pie?
[FRANK]
No
[ANNIE]
Neither can I
[FRANK]
Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter
[ANNIE]
I can sing anything sweeter than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Oh, yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't, can't, can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can, can, can, can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't (Yes, I can)
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[ANNIE]
Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
[FRANK]
Fifty cents
[ANNIE]
Forty cents
[FRANK]
Thirty cents
[ANNIE]
Twenty cents
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can say, I can say softer
[ANNIE]
I can say anything softer than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
[ANNIE]
I can do it quicker and get even sicker
[FRANK]
I can open any safe
[ANNIE]
Without being caught?
[FRANK]
Sure
[ANNIE]
That's what I thought, you crook
[FRANK]
Any note you can hold, I can hold longer
[ANNIE]
I can hold any note longer than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't (Yes, I)
[ANNIE]
Can
[FRANK]
Yes, you can
[ANNIE]
Anything you can wear, I can wear better
In what you wear, I'd look better than you
[FRANK]
In my coat?
[ANNIE]
In your vest
[FRANK]
In my shoes?
[ANNIE]
In your hat
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
Anything you can say, I can say faster
[ANNIE]
I can say anything faster than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't (Yes, I, I, I, yes, I can)
[FRANK]
I can jump a hurdle
[ANNIE]
I can wear a girdle
[FRANK]
I can knit a sweater
[ANNIE]
I can fill it better
[FRANK]
I can do most anything
[ANNIE]
Can you bake a pie?
[FRANK]
No
[ANNIE]
Neither can I
[FRANK]
Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter
[ANNIE]
I can sing anything sweeter than you
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Oh, yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can
[FRANK]
No, you can't, can't, can't
[ANNIE]
Yes, I can, can, can, can
[FRANK, ANNIE]
No, you can't (Yes, I can)
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Genius Annotation
The producer was Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. Also, it’s “any note you can sing I can sing higher, I can sing any note higher than you”. Frank also asked Annie where she keeps all that air. And in my personal opinion, they said nothing about looking better in wearing anything other than a girdle as far as I have listened to the songs lyrics. Please do not take this into offence, I am only sharing what I think. Thank you, have a good day. Also, I’m not familiar with this lyrics, so if you can get back to me on that one, I would appreciate it if you would help me understand.
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Vocals
Release Date
1946
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