Mary Poppins Returns Album Lyrics

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(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky

(Lin-Manuel Miranda)

When the early morning hours have come and gone
Through the misty morning showers
I greet the dawn
For when its light has hit the ground
There's lots of treasures to be found
Underneath the lovely London sky

Though the lamps I'm turning down
Please don't feel blue
For in this part of London town
The light shines through
Don't believe the things you've read
You never know what's up ahead
Underneath the lovely London sky

Have a pot of tea
Mend your broken cup
There's a different point of view
Awaiting you
If you would just look up
I know

Yesterday you had to borrow from your chums
Seems the promise of tomorrow never comes
But since you dreamed the night away
Tomorrow's here
It's called today
So count your blessings
You're a lucky guy
For you're underneath the lovely London sky

Listen
Soon this slump will disappear
It won't be long
Sooner than you think you'll hear
Some bright new song
So hold on tight to those you love
And maybe soon from up above
You'll be blessed so keep on looking high
While you're underneath the lovely London sky
Lovely London sky

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Overture

(Marc Shaiman)


[Instrumental]

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A Conversation

(Ben Whishaw)

"We haven't spoken in so long dear,"

This year has gone by in a blur
Today seems everything's gone wrong here

I'm looking for the way things were
I know you'd laugh and call me tragic
For everything's in disarray
These rooms were always full of magic
That's vanished, since you went away

This house is crowded now with questions
And John's a walking questionnaire
And I could surely use a few suggestions
On how to brush our daughter's hair
When Georgie needed explanations
You always knew just what to say
And I miss our family conversations
It's silent, since you went away

Winter has gone
But not from this room
Snow's left the lane
But the cherry trees forgot to bloom

I'll carry on the way you told me
I say that like I have a choice
And though you are not here to hold me
In the echoes I can hear your voice
But still one question fills my day dear
The answer I most longed to know
Each moment since you went away dear
My question, Kate, is

"Where'd you go?"

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Can You Imagine That?

(Emily Blunt & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh)

John you're right
It's good to know you're bright
For intellect can wash away confusion
Georgie sees
And Annabelle agrees
Most folderol's an optical illusion
You three know it's true
That one plus one is two
Yes, logic is the rock of our foundation
I suspect and I'm never incorrect
That you're far too old to give in to imagination

No, not yet

Some people like to splash and play
Can you imagine that?
And take a seaside holiday
Can you imagine that?
Too much glee lives rings around the brain
Take that joy and send it down the drain

Some people like to laugh at life
And giggle through the day
They think the world's a brand new shiny toy
And if while dreaming in the clouds
They fall and go kersplatt
Although they're down and bent in half
They brush right off and start to laugh
Can you imagine that?

"On second door perhaps you're right, it makes no sense to take a bath this early"
"Wait! I want to take a bath!"
"Oh, really? Up you go and in you go"
"Georgie! What happened, will I be alright?"
"Well, it is just a bath after all, but then again it's not my tub"
"Shouldn't you go in after them?"
"Oh no I had my bath this morning, thank you"
"Well, if you won't, I will!"
"Off we go"

Some people like to dive right in
Can you imagine that?
And flap about in bathtub gin
Can you imagine that?

Doggies paddling twenty leagues below
Might seem real but we know it's not so
To cook without a recipe
Can you imagine that?
And heaven knows what lives within that pot
Some pirates follow treasure maps
And wear a silly hat
They search the world for buried gold
They won't grow up and don't grow old
Can you imagine that?

Be sure to scrub behind your ears

Some answer when adventure calls
Can you imagine that?
And sail straight over waterfalls
Can you imagine that?

They see living as it's own reward (ahoy!)
We rock the boat then (man overboard!)
Some people look out on the sea
And see a brand new day
Their spirit lives them high above the blue

Yet some others spear an anchor
And they sink in seconds flat
So, perhaps we've learned when day is done
Some stuff and nonsense could be fun
Can you imagine that?

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The Royal Doulton Music Hall

(Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh)

"And where would we like to go on this fine, fine day?"
"The Royal Doulton Music Hall, please"
"Where?"
"What's that?"
"We're on the brink of an adventure children
Don't spoil it with too many question"

In the nursery, you were never by yourself
There was quite another world upon your shelf (hold on)
Where each day crowds make their way upon the sun's descent
To a mythical, mystical, never quite logistical tent

Yes, in this
Dilly dynamical simply ceramical Royal Doulton bowl
There's a cuddly and curious, furry and furious animal watering hole
Where the monkeys and hummingbirds know the tunes and the words
Every beast large and small
Loves the very top drawable, always encorable Royal Doulton Music Hall

"Ooh, that one tickled my tail
Nearly there, Mary Poppins!"

Yes in this
Marvellous, mystical, rather sophistical Royal Doulton bowl
There's a lot of birds queuing up, a lot of hams chewing up
Scenery they swallow whole
There are lots of cats tuning strings
Nightingales in the wings
Waiting for their big drum roll
At the simplest sensational, standing ovational Royal Doulton Music Hall

"Here we are!"
"But, where's the music hall?"
"Oh yes that, silly me"

"Step right up
Step right up!"
"Wow"
"Goodness"
"How on Earth did she do that?"
"One thing you should know about Mary Poppins, she never explains anything"
"Come on"
"Hurry, hurry"
"Get tickets while you can, for the one night only, one and only
Mary Poppins! What an honour it is to have you join us this evening"
"Thank you"
"And who is this I see? Why it's John, Annabel and Georgie Banks!"
"You know us?"
"Of course! Everyone knows the Banks children
Hurry along now. Get yourself some peanuts and candyfloss and go right on in"
"May we, Mary Poppins?"
"Yes"
"Just keep away from the edge of the bowl"

At the highly unclaimable, nearly untamable
Lavishing, praisable, always rephrasable
Royal Doulton Music Hall!

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Introducing Mary Poppins

(Lin-Manuel Miranda & Emily Blunt)

[Spoken:]
"Bucks and mares, cubs and does. Welcome to our show of shows.
'Tis my great honor to introduce this evening's renowned guest
The one, the only, Mary Poppins!"
"Thank you"
"Sing for us Mary Poppins"
"No. No, no, no."
"Come on have a go"
"No. I haven't sung in years."
"Please sing for us Mary Poppins. Please. Do sing for us, please"
"No, I couldn't possibly. D flat major"

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A Cover Is Not the Book

(Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Company)

Uncle Gutenberg was a bookworm
And he lived on Charring Cross
The memory of his volumes brings a smile
He would read me lots of stories
When he wasn't on the sauce
Now I'd like to share the wisdom
Of my favourite bibliophile
He said a

Cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Chapter titles are like signs
And if you read between the lines
You'll find your first impression was mistook
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book

"Mary Poppins, could you give us an example?"
"Certainly"

Nelly Rebitta was made of wood
But what could not be seen was though
A trunk up top was barren
While her roots were lush and green
So in Spring when Mr. Hickery saw her blossoms blooming there
He took fruit despite her bark
And now there's seedlings everywhere

Which proves that
A cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Chapter titles are like signs
And if you read between the lines
You'll find your first impression was mistook
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book

"Should we do the one about the wealthy widow?"
"Ooh, by all means"
"Always loved that one"
"Well, go on then"

Lady Highest of Macaw
Brought all her treasures to a reef
Where she only wore a smile
Plus two feathers, and a leaf
So no one tried to rob her
'Cause she barely wore a stitch
For when you're in your birthday suit
There ain't much there to show you're rich

Oh, a cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Tarulalee, tarurala, tarulalee, tara-ta-ta
You'll find your first impression was mistook (ya-da-da-da)
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book

"Oh give us the one about that dirty rascal, why don't ya"
"Isn't that one a bit long?"
"Well the quicker you're into it, the quicker you're out of it"

Once upon a time
In a nursery rhyme
There was a castle with a king
Hiding in a wing
'Cause he never went to school to learn a single thing

He had scepters and swords
And a parliament of lords
But on the inside he was sad
Egad!
Because he never had a wisdom for numbers
A wisdom for words
Though his crown was quite immense
His brain was smaller that a bird's

So the queen of the nation
Made a royal proclamation
"To the Missus and the Messers
The more or lessers
Bring me all the land's professors"
Then she went to the hair dressers

And they came from the east
And they came from the south
From each college they poured knowledge
From their brains into his mouth

But the king couldn't learn
So each professor met their fate
For the queen had their heads removed
And placed upon the gate
And on that date
I state their wives all got a note
Their mate was now the late great

But then suddenly one day
A stranger started in to sing
He said "I'm the dirty rascal
And I'm here to teach the king"

And the queen clutched her jewels
For she hated royal fools
But this fool had some rules
They really ought to teach in schools

Like you'll be a happy king
If you enjoy the things you've got
You should never try to be
The kind of person that you're not

So they sang and they laughed
For the king had found a friend
And they ran onto a rainbow for
The story's perfect end

So the moral is you mustn't let
The outside be the guide
For it's not so cut and dried
Well unless it's Dr. Jekyll
Then you better hide
Petrified

No, the truth can't be denied
As I now have testified
All that really counts and matters
Is the special stuff inside

"He did it!"

Oh, a cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
So please listen to what we've said
And open up a book tonight in bed
So one more time before we get the hook (sing it out strong!)
A cover is nice (Please take our advice)
A cover is nice (Or you'll pay the price)
A cover is nice
But a cover is not the book

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The Place Where Lost Things Go

(Emily Blunt)

Do you ever lie
Awake at night
Just between the dark
And the morning light
Searching for the things
You used to know
Looking for the place
Where the lost things go

Do you ever dream
Or reminisce
Wondering where to find
What you truly miss
Well maybe all those things
That you love so
Are waiting in the place
Where the lost things go

Memories you've shed
Gone for good you feared
They're all around you still
Though they've disappeared
Nothing's really left
Or lost without a trace
Nothing's gone forever
Only out of place

So maybe now the dish
And my best spoon
Are playing hide and seek
Just behind the moon
Waiting there until
It's time to show
Spring is like that now
Far beneath the snow
Hiding in the place
Where the lost things go

Time to close your eyes
So sleep can come around
For when you dream you'll find
All that's lost is found
Maybe on the moon
Or maybe somewhere new
Maybe all you're missing lives inside of you

So when you need her touch
And loving gaze
Gone but not forgotten
Is the perfect phrase
Smiling from a star
That she makes glow
Trust she's always there
Watching as you grow
Find her in the place
Where the lost things go

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Turning Turtle

(Meryl Streep & Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh)

[Spoken:]
"Turning turtle? What exactly does that mean?"
"It means my whole world goes flippity flop like a turtle on its back.
And I don't know my up from my down, my east from my west, my topsy from my bottomsy"

If you bring something broken on a Thursday
I'll make new, with my glue, pins and thread
But you bring whatever broken on a Friday
I will mend and then spend the day in bed
Children, Satur, Sun and Mondays are just everything is fun days
But in the second week, I wear a frown
For, I know that after Tuesday comes the Topsy get's bad news day
It's the dreaded second Wednesday
When from 9 to noon, my life turns upside down

If fast is slow, low is high, stop is go and that is why
Every second Wednesday is a hurdle
From 8 to 9, all is well
Then I roll over on my shell
And all because the world is turning turtle

Day is night, dog is cat, black is white, thin is fat
That is why I'm loosening up my girdle
I cannot help this charming troop
Don't lock me, 'cause I'm in this soup
And why? Because the world is turning turtle

Oh, woe is me, I'm as opposite as I can be
I long for Thursdays when the world is drab
When will it cease? Now my life resembles War and Peace
That Tolstoy certainly had the gift of gab, I couldn't get through it

Bottom's top, ying is yang, peace and quiet's Sturm und Drang
Tuesday nights, my blood begins to curdle
East is west, in is out, and that is why I need to shout
"Oh no!" The world is turning turtle

Oh, if you had come some other morn'
You wouldn't have found me so forlorn
But, since the day that I was born
Second Wednesday is on the fritz
I couldn't mend this to save my soul
If this keeps up, I'll dig a hole
You say life's a cherry bowl
But Wednesday's full of pits

Tell us, can you fix this drum?

[Spoken:]
Well, today it's looking glum
Can you mend this crack and broken string?
Perhaps if you all lend a hand
Our fingers are at your command
A broken song, but still can sing
Let's do the turtle swing

Oh, woe is me. Now I'm on my head
How can that be?
Well you say woe, but I say lucky you
Lucky me?
Yes. Here on your head "A" is far behind and led by Z (zed)
It's good to get a different point of view

[Spoken:]
"You see, when the world turns upside down, the best thing is turn right along with it"
"I do see! From down here, things look right side up, hahaha"
"I wouldn't mind seeing things from that angle"
"Sounds like fun"
"Can we?"
"Very well. Flippity flop"

Near is far and here is there
Turtles turning everywhere
Things are getting clear
Then knock on wood my dear

When you change the view from where you stood
The things you view will change for good

[Spoken:]
"I never thought of things that way"
"She never thought of things that way"
"Now Wednesdays are my favorite days"
"Now Wednesdays are her favorite days"
"Cause that's the day, I'm quite contrary. I'm now, thanks to cousin Mary,
I have changed. To be exact, I love the fact"

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Trip a Little Light Fantastic

(Lin-Manuel Miranda & Emily Blunt & Tarik Frimpong & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh & Leeries)

Let's say you're lost in a park, sure
You can give in to the dark or
You can trip a little light fantastic with me
When you're alone in your room
Your choices just embrace the gloom
Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

For if you hide under the covers
You might never see the day
But if a spark can start inside your heart
Then you can always find the way
So when life is getting dreary
Just pretend that you're a leerie
As you trip a little light fantastic with me

"What's a leerie"
"Why it's what we lamplighters call ourselves of course"
"Leeries trip the lights and lead the way!"

Now when you're stuck in the mist, sure
You can struggle and resist or
You can trip a little light fantastic with me
Now say you're lost in the crowd, well
You can stamp and scream out loud or
You can trip a little light fantastic with me

And when the fog comes rolling in, just
Keep your feet upon the path
Mustn't mope and frown or worst lie down
Don't let it be your epitaph

So when life is getting scary, be your own illuminary
Who can shine the light for all the world to see
As you trip a little light fantastic with me

"A leerie loves the edge of night
Though dim to him the world looks bright
He's got the gift of second sight"
"To trip a little light fantastic"
"A leerie's job's to light the way"
"To tame the night and make it day"
"We mimic the moon, yes that's our aim"
"For we're the keepers of the flame

And if you're deep inside a tunnel
When there is no end in sight
Well just carry on until the dawn
It's darkest right before the light

As you trip a little light fantastic
Won't you trip a little light fantastic
Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me

Oy, oy, oy

You've got it, now let's get you all back home

Now if you're life is getting foggy
That's no reason to complain
There's so much in store, inside the door at 17 Cherry Tree Lane

So when troubles are incessant
Simply be more incandescent
For your light comes with my lifetime guarantee
As you trip a little light fantastic
Won't you trip a little light fantastic
Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me
Trip a little light fantastic

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The Place Where Lost Things Go (Reprise)

(Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh & Pixie Davies)

[Spoken:]
"We haven't lost mother. Not really."

Nothing's gone forever
Only out of place

So when we need her touch
And loving gaze
Gone but not forgotten
Is the perfect phrase
Smiling from a star
That she makes glow
Trust she's always there
Watching as we grow
Find her in the place
Where the lost things go

[Spoken:]
"When did you all get so clever? I hope I'm as clever as you when I grow up.
You're right. Course you're right Georgie.
Your mother's not gone, she's in your smile.
And in your walk, John. And Annabel's eyes.
And she'll always be with us, wherever we go."

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Trip a Little Light Fantastic (reprise)

(Dick Van Dyke & Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Ben Whishaw & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh)

"I may be circling the drain, but I got a few steps left in me"

So when they tell you that you're finished
And your chance to dance is done
That's the time to stand
To strike up the band
And tell 'em that you just begun

So when life's a real pea-super
You must choose to be a trooper
For your light comes with a lifetime guarantee
As you

Trip a little light fantastic with me
(Went to the bank! Rattle and clank! Met with the boss!
Pitch and toss! Got lost in the fog! Lump on a log!)
Trip a little, trip a little, trip a little, trip a little
Trip a little light fantastic!

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Nowhere to Go But Up

(Angela Lansbury & Ben Whishaw & Pixie Davies & Joel Dawson & Nathanael Saleh & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Emily Mortimer & Julie Walters & Company)

Life's a balloon
That tumbles or rises
Depending on what is inside
Fill it with hope
And playful surprises
And oh, deary ducks
Then you're in for a ride

Look inside the balloon
And if you hear a tune
There's no where to go but up
Choose the secret we know
Before life makes us grow
There's nowhere to go but up

If your selection feels right
Well then deary, hold tight
If you see your reflection
Your heart will take flight
If you pick the right string
Then your heart will take wing
And there's nowhere to go but up

Now I feel like that boy
With a shiny new toy
And there's nowhere to go but up ("Michael!")
Just one day at the fair
Has me waltzing on air
And there's nowhere to go but up

"Jane, I remember! It's all true!
Every impossible thing we imagined with Mary Poppins
It all happened!"

Now my heart is so light
That I think I just might
Start feeding the birds
And then go fly a kite!
With your head in a cloud
Only laughter's allowed
And there's nowhere to go but up

We're zigging and zagging
Our feet never dragging
We might take a ride to the moon
All this bobbing and weaving
All comes from believing
The magic inside the balloon

The past is the past
It lives on as history
And that's an important thing
The future comes fast
Each second a mystery
For nobody knows what
Tomorrow may bring

"This one looks like you"
"How do you know? Ah!"
"Don't you lose her, son!"
"I won't, sir"

Up here in the blue
It's a marvellous view
Side by side is the best way to fly
Once I just looked above
But now I am part of
The lovely London sky

"Would you like to try one yourself sir?"
"Uh, I'll give it a go"
"Choose carefully
Well, nowhere to go but up"

When the clouds make a muss
Well I won't make a fuss
But I'll polish the stars
Ellen, better let us!

Give a lift to a foe
For you reap what you sow
And there's nowhere to go but up

"I've set sail! Chart a course, Mr. Binnacle!"
"That I will, sir! Hahaha"

If your day's up the spout
Well there isn't a doubt
There's nowhere to go but up
And if you don't believe
Just hang on to my sleeve
For there's nowhere to go but up

As you fly over town
It gets harder to frown
And we'll all hit the heights
If we never look down
Let the past take a bow
The forever is now
And there's nowhere to go but up, up!
There's nowhere to go but up!

"Of course the grownups will all forget by tomorrow"
"They always do"
"Only one balloon left Mary Poppins
I think it must be yours"
"Yes, I suppose it must
Practically perfect in every way"

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(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky (Reprise)

(Lin-Manuel Miranda)

[Spoken:]
"It's time"

"She's gone, hasn't she Michael?"
"Thank you, Mary Poppins. Goodbye"

"I won't forget Mary Poppins. Always"

For hold on tight to those you love
And maybe soon from up above
You'll be blessed so keep on looking high
While you're underneath the lovely London sky