"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (also known as "The Pearly Song") is a song from the 1964 film Mary Poppins, written by the Sherman Brothers. It was sung by Mary Poppins and Bert. It also appears in the musical version. It was also ranked #36 on the list AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs,[1] along with "Hakuna Matata" (#99), "Someday My Prince Will Come" (#19), "When You Wish Upon a Star" (#7), "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#44), "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (#47), "Beauty and the Beast" (#62), and "The Rainbow Connection" (#74). It is one of only seven songs from Disney that made the cut.
In musical expanded by Additional Music by George Stiles and Additiona Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith performed a rap-based cover of the song in Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration.
In the House of Mouse episode "Goofy for a Day", the song "Soup or Salad, Fries or Biscuits" follows its tune. It was also referenced in the episodes "Max's New Car" as an insurance company in the sponsor at the end, "Ask Von Drake" when Mickey asked Ludwig Von Drake to spell the word. The song was included on the video Disney Sing Along Songs: I Love to Laugh! (which was later retitled for this song).
DCappella performed a cover of this song in their album Magic Reimagined.
The Country Bear Musical Jamboree features an instrumental version by Ernest (who is dressed as Bert for the number), who fiddles it so fast that the strings are starting to smoke.
Lyrics[]
Mary:
It's...
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious
All (variously):
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
Bert:
Because I was afraid to speak
when I was just a lad,
my father gave me nose a tweak
and told me I was bad
But then one day, I learned a word
that saved me achin' nose
Both:
The biggest word you ever heard
and this is how it goes:
Oh!
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 diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
All (variously):
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
Mary:
He traveled all around the world
and everywhere he went,
he'd use his word and all would say
"There goes a clever gent."
Bert:
When Dukes and maharajahs pass
the time of day with me,
I say me special word and then
they ask me out to tea
All (variously):
Oh!
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 diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
Mary (spoken):
You know, you can say it backwards, which is
"Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupes"
But that's going a bit too far, don't you think?
Bert (spoken):
Indubitably.
Mary:
So when the cat has got your tongue,
there's no need for dismay
Bert:
Here here!
Mary:
Just summon up this word and then
you've got a lot to say
But better use it carefully
or it could change your life
Busker (spoken): For example...
Mary (spoken): Yes?
Busker (spoken): One night I said it to me girl,
And now me girl's my wife!
Ow! And a lovely thing she is, too!
Busker (sung): She's...
All (variously):
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Mary (spoken):
Super… calif… ragilistic… expialid… ocious! Oh!
Michael (spoken):
That's not a word!
Mary (spoken):
Of course it's a word. And unless I'm very much mistaken, I think it's going to prove a rather useful one.
(sung)
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!
Ensemble:
Um diddle-iddle-iddle, um diddle-ay,
Um diddle-iddle-iddle, um diddle-ay,
Jane (spoken):
But it doesn't mean anything!
Mary (spoken):
It can mean exactly what you want it to!
(sung)
When Stone Age men were chatting, merely grunting would suffice,
Bert:
Though if they heard this word, they might have used it once or twice.
Mrs. Corry:
I'm sure Egyptian pharaohs would have grasped it in a jiff,
then every single pyramid would bear this hieroglyph!
Oh!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
Say it and wild animals would not seem so ferocious!
Mary:
Add some further flourishes, it's so ro-co-co-cocious!
Ms. Corry:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Mary Poppins:
Ah-ah-ah!
Bert:
Ah-ah-ah-ah-
Ensemble:
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
Bert:
The druids could have carved it on their mighty monoliths,
Mrs. Corry:
The ancient Greeks, I'm certain, would have used it in their myths.
Mary:
I'm sure the Roman Empire only entered the abyss,
because those Latin scholars never had a word like this!
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
Mary:
If you say it softly, the effect can be hypnotious.
Bert:
Check your breath before you speak, in case it's halitotious!
Ensemble:
(spoken) Yuck!
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!
Mary (spoken):
Of course, you can say it backwards, which is suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus!
Michael (spoken):
She may be tricky, but she's bloody good!
Mary:
So 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.
Bert:
Pick out those eighteen consonants,
add sixteen vowels as well,
And put them in an order which is very hard to spell...
Mary:
S-U-P-E-R
Bert:
R...
Mary:
C-A-L-I-F
Bert:
F...
Mary:
R-A-G-I-L
Jane and Michael:
I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D-
O-C-I-O-U-S!
Bert (spoken):
Smarty pants!
Ensemble:
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!
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!
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!
Bert: (spoken) Here we go!
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious,
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious!
Supercalifragilistic-
Jane and Michael:
Supercalifragilistic-
Ensemble:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
("Anything Can Happen" verse with cheering and applause heard in the background)
If you reach for the stars
All you get are the stars
But we've found a whole new spin
If you reach for the heavens
You get the stars thrown in
Anything can happen, it's a marvel,
You can be a butterfly,
Or just stay larval,
Stretch your mind beyond fantastic,
Dreams are made of strong elastic!
Go and chase your dreams, you won't regret it!
Anything can happen
Anything can, anything can happen-
("Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" verse)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
S-U-P-E-R (S-U-P-E-R)
C-A-L-I-F (C-A-L-I-F)
R-A-G-I-L (R-A-G-I-L)
I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D
O-C-I-O-U-S!
(Here we go!)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious!
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious!
Supercalifragilistic-
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
Because I was afraid to speak
when I was just a lad,
my father gave me nose a tweak
and told me I was bad
But then one day, I learned a word
that saved me achin' nose
Both:
The biggest word you ever heard
and this is how it goes:
Oh! 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 diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
I'll traveled all around the world
and everywhere he went,
I use me word and all would say
There goes a clever gent.
When Dukes and maharajahs pass
the time of day with me,
I use me special word and then
they ask me into tea
Oh! 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 diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
So when the cat has got your tongue,
there's no need for dismay
Just keepin' mine this word and mine
you have a lot to say
But better use it carefully
or it could change your life
One night I said it to me girl,
And now me girl's my wife!
Oh! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Videos[]
Other Versions[]
| Performer(s) | Title(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hartzersdorf & Marcelo Coutinho | "Supercalifragilistiexpialidoce" | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Teresa María & Salvador Escamilla | "Supercalifragilisticoexpialidoso" | Castilian Spanish |
| Louise Fribo & Lars Bom | "Superkolofantalistieksplialisofisk" | Danish |
| Joke de Kruijf & Ben Cramer | "Superkwalikwantiviaextraquasiotisch" | Dutch |
| Marjo-Riitta "Marjorie" Nieminen & Antti Pääkkönen | Finnish | |
| Éliane Thibault & Michel Roux | "Supercalifragilisticexpidélilicieux" | French |
| Monika Dahlberg & Harry Wüstenhagen | "Supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch" | German |
| נינט טייב (Ninet Tayeb) & דרור קרן (Dror Keren) | "סופרקליפרג'ליסטיקאקספיאלידושי"
(Superkalifrajilisticexpialidoshi) |
Hebrew |
| Tina Centi & Oreste Lionello | "Supercalifragilistichespiralidoso" | Italian |
| 伊東恵里 (Eri Itō) & 山寺宏一 (Kōichi Yamadera) |
"スーパーカリフラジリスティックエクスピアリドーシャス" (Sūpākarifurajirisutikkuekusupiaridōshasu) |
Japanese |
| Vicky Córdova & Arturo Mercado | "Supercalifragilisticoexpialidoso" | Latin Spanish |
| Jannike Kruse & Johannes Joner | "Superoptikjempefantafenomenalistisk" | Norwegian |
| Joanna Węgrzynowska & Wojciech Paszkowski | "Superkalifradalistodekspialitycznie" | Polish |
| Ирина Линдт (Irina Lindt) & Алексей Иващенко (Aleksey Ivashchenko) | "Суперкалифраджилистикэкспиалидошес" (Superkalifradzhilistikekspialidoshes) |
Russian |
| Myrra Malmberg & Stefan Frelander | "Superhärlifraggellistighäxlikhalledosen" | Swedish |
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