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Anything You Can Do Lyrics by Ethel Merman

There’s No Business Like Show Business: The Ethel Merman Collection

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And now little lady, if you'll kindly step up to the parapet
I'll give you a lesson in marksmanship
You couldn't give me a lesson in long distance spittin'
Anything you can do, I can do better
I can do any thing 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? Yes, so can a rat
Any note you can reach, I can go higher
I can sing anything 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
No, you can't, yes, I can
Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
Fifty cents, forty cents
Thirty cents, twenty cents
No, you can't, yes, I can, yes I can
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 do it quicker and get even sicker
I can open any safe
Without bein' caught? Sure
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
No, you can't, yes, I can
Yes, you can
Anything you can wear I can wear better
In what you wear I'd look better than you
In my coat? In your vest
In my shoes? In your hat
No, you can't, yes, I can, yes, I can
Anything you 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, I can
No, you can't, yes, I can
No, you can't, yes, I can
No, you can't, 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, oh yes, I can
No, you can't, yes, I can
No, you can't, yes, I can
No, you can't, can't, can't
Yes, I can, can, can
Yes, I can
No, you can't
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Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

About “Anything You Can Do” by Ethel Merman

Read the complete lyrics to "Anything You Can Do" by Ethel Merman from the album "There’s No Business Like Show Business: The Ethel Merman Collection". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Anything You Can Do" is credited to Ethel Merman. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Anything You Can Do" appears on "There’s No Business Like Show Business: The Ethel Merman Collection".

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