Let's start at the beginning A very place to start When you read, you begin [LITTLE A, be, see! When you sing, you begin with Do, Re, Mi Do, Re, Mi Do, Re, Mi The three notes just happen to be Do, Re, Mi Do, Re, Mi Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti [SPOKEN] Come, I'll it easy for you. Listen:
Doe, a deer, a female deer Ray, a drop of sun Me, a name, I myself Far, a long, way to run Sew, a needle thread La, a note to So Tea, a drink jam and bread That will us back to Do, oh, oh, oh [WITH CHILDREN] Doe, a deer, a deer Ray, a drop of sun Me, a name, I call Far, a long, way to run Sew, a pulling thread La, a note to So Tea, a drink with jam and That lead us back to Do Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, So-- Do
[SPOKEN] Now, children, you have these notes in your head, you can sing a million tunes by mixing them this: So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re... [SPOKEN] Now you do it. So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do [MARIA, Now let's put it all together: [SUNG BY So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do [LITTLE But it doesn't mean anything! [MARIA] So we put in words--one word for every [SUNG] When you know the to sing You can sing an--why--thing. [SPOKEN] Together! BY ALL] When you know the notes to sing You can most an--why--thing Doe, a deer, a female Ray, a of golden sun Me, a name, I myself Far, a long, way to run Sew, a needle pulling La, a to follow So Tea, a drink with jam and That will lead us to Do Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do-- Do