Anything You Can Do

Irving Berlin

Anything you can do, I can do better (ha)
I can do anything better than you
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can, yes, I can

Anything you can be, I can be greater
Sooner or later I'm greater than you
(No, you're not) yes, I am
(No, you're not) yes, I am
(No, you're not) yes, I am, yes I am

I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge
I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow
I can live on bread and cheese
And only on that? (Yup)
So can a rat

Any note you can sing, I can sing higher
I can sing any note higher than you
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can

How do you sing that high?
I'm a girl

Anything you can say, I can say softer
I can say anything softer than you
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can, yes, I can

I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
I can drink it quicker and get even sicker
I can open any safe
Without being caught? (Too bad)
That's what I thought, you crook

Any note you can hold, I can hold longer
I can hold any note longer than you
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can, yes, I
Can
Yes, you can

Where you keep all that air?
Here (oh)

Anything you can say, I can say faster
I can say anything faster than you
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can
(No, you can't) yes, I can, (no, you can't) yes, yes, I can

I can jump a hurdle
I can wear a girdle
I can knit a sweater
I can fill it better
I can do most anything
Can you bake a pie? (No)
Neither can I

Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter
I can sing anything sweeter than you
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
Yes, I can
No, you can't
oh, yes, I can
No, you can't, can't, can't
Yes, I can, can, can
(No, you can't) yes, I can

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The song “Anything You Can Do” by Bernadette Peters was composed by Irving Berlin.

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