Anything You Can DoMusic and lyrics by Irving Berlin

From the musical “Annie Get Your Gun”Sung by Betty Hutton and Harold Keel

ANNIE OAKLEY, FRANK BUTLER and CHORUS:

Anything you can do,I can do better.I can do anythingBetter 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 beI 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 partridgeWith a single cartridge.I can get a sparrowWith a bow and arrow.I can live on bread and cheese.And only on that?Yes.So can a rat!

Any note you can reachI can go higher.I can sing anything

Higher than you.No, you can't. (High)Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)

Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)Yes, I can. (Higher) No, you can't. (Higher)Yes, I CAN! (Highest)

Anything you can buyI can buy cheaper.I can buy anythingCheaper than you.

Fifty cents?Forty cents! Thirty cents?Twenty cents! No, you can't!Yes, I can,Yes, I can!

Anything you can sayI can say softer.I can say anythingSofter than you.No, you can't. (Softly)Yes, I can. (Softer) No, you can't. (Softer)Yes, I can. (Softer) No, you can't. (Softer)Yes, I can. (Softer)YES, I CAN! (Full volume)

I can drink my liquorFaster than a flicker.I can drink it quickerAnd get even sicker!I can open any safe.Without getting’ caught?Sure.That's what I thought--you crook!

Any note you can holdI can hold longer.I can hold any noteLonger than you.

No, you can't.Yes, I can No, you can't.Yes, I can No, you can't.Yes, I canYes, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I No, you C-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-N'T--CA-A-A-A-N! (Cough, cough!)Yes, you ca-a-a-an!

Anything you can wearI can wear better.In what you wearI'd look better than you.In my coat?In your vest! In my shoes?In your hat! No, you can't!Yes, I canYes, I CAN!

Anything you sayI can say faster.I can say anythingFaster than you.No, you can't. (Fast)Yes, I can. (Faster) No, you can't. (Faster)Yes, I can. (Faster) No you can't. (Faster)Yes I can! (Fastest)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.

Any note you can singI can sing sweeter.I can sing anythingSweeter than you.No, you can't. (Sweetly)Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't. (Sweeter)Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't. (Sweeter)Yes, I can. (Sweeter) No, you can't, can't, can't (sweeter)Yes, I can, can, can (Sugary)

Yes, I can! No, you can't!

Vocabulary:Partridge-medium sized birdSparrow- small brownish songbirdHurdle-difficulty or obstacleGirdle-a woman’s garment like a beltFlicker-quick movement

Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin

Day 1: Introduce song and vocabulary. Give background about the musical. Listen to song

Day 2: Does anyone know what they call this style of song where 2 people sing separate parts in the same song? Duet. Can you make a text to world connection of any duets today? Ernie and Bert from Sesame Street, Alicia Keys and Jay Z (Empire State of Mind)), Katy Perry and Kanye West, Eminen and Rhihana (Love the Way You Lie)

Day 3: Describe the behaviors of the characters (give examples). Competitive

Day 4: Discuss what this stanza means. Every time he says he could do something, she responds by saying she can do it better. But when she asks if he can bake a pie, and he says no, she knows she doesn’t have to beat him. There’s no competition there.

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.

Day 5: Play video from keepvid.comWhat do you notice about the song when they start to give examples of what they can do? Rhyming endings

Show 3 stanzas

I can shoot a partridgeWith a single cartridge.I can get a sparrowWith a bow and arrow.I can live on bread and cheese.And only on that?Yes.So can a rat!

I can drink my liquorFaster than a flicker.I can drink it quickerAnd get even sicker!I can open any safe.Without getting’ caught?Sure.That's what I thought--you crook!

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.