Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious by the Sherman Bros. (opt. sing-along) - Charles Manning, Piano

“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman for the musical film “Mary Poppins.” Produced by Walt Disney, the 1964 motion picture starred Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, who sang “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” in the film. The Sherman Brothers won an Oscar and a Grammy Award for the full “Mary Poppins” musical score. Subsequently, the stage adaptation of “Mary Poppins" became a Broadway hit musical.
In his book “Crazy English,” Richard Lederer describes “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” as a compound word comprised of these words and meanings: super “above,” cali “beauty,” fragilistic “delicate,” expiali “to atone,” and docious “educable.” The total meaning of all the parts would be “Atoning for being educable through delicate beauty.” The word was first recorded in the “Oxford English Dictionary” in a column titled “A-muse-ings” by Helen Herman from the Syracuse University “Daily Orange,” March, 1931. With a spelling of “supercaliflawjalisticexpialadoshus,” Herman stated that the word “implies all that is grand, great, glorious, splendid, superb, wonderful.”
Stepping back in time to the “Mary Poppins” period piece of 1910, Charles Manning improvises this piano accompaniment for “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Follow the lyrics below and sing along with Charles!
~ Lyrics ~
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!
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!
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,
Pick out those eighteen consonants and sixteen vowels as well,
And put them in an order which is very hard to spell, oh…
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Say it and wild animals will not seem so ferocious,
Add some further flourishes it's so rococo-cocious,
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!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
If you say it softly the effect can be hypnotious,
Check your breath before you speak in case it’s halitotious,
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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-, Supercalifragilistic-,
Super...cali...fragil...istic-…
Expialidocious!

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[@trinitytadros]

Lovely 😍

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