The first time we all saw Mary Poppins, we really did want to go fly a kite. And feed the birds. And laugh until we floated up to the ceiling. Those Sherman Brothers, they really knew what they were doing when they set our toes a-tapping with melodies and complex rhymes. The 50th anniversary edition rerelease of the movie has sent us on a soundtrack binge, from which we’ve emerge believing that these song lyrics (and, let’s face it, all the song lyrics in the film) would measure up at practically perfect in every way:
Rhyming the word bloke with anything is charming.
A sensational lullaby with a positive, socially-conscious message? Check.
It really is Mary that we love, Sherman brothers. How’d you know?
We wish someone were this fond of us!
Yes, let’s! We’ll bring the tuppence for paper and string. And then we’ll have our own set of wiiiiiings.
A generation-defining cure for chores. And sadness.
Just don’t ask us to say this backwards.
