Anything You Can Do is a song composed by Irving Berlin for the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun. The song is a duet, with one male singer and one female singer attempting to outdo each other in increasingly complex tasks. It appears on Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster
Anything You Can Do - from Kidsongs- Ride the Roller Coaster - Top Children's Video - PBS Kids
Lyrics
Kidsongs Version
Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything 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
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, Yes I can
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 Yes I can No I can't Yes I can, Yes I can
Anything you can do I can do better I can do anything 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, Yes I can, Yes I can, Yes I can, Yes I can </poem>
Annie Get Your Gun Version
Annie: Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you. Frank: No you can't. Annie: Yes, can. Frank: No, you can't. Annie: Yes, I can. Frank: No, you can't. Annie: Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
Frank: Anything you can be, I can be greater. Sooner or later I'm greater than you. Annie: No, you're not. Frank: Yes, I am. Annie: No, you're not. Frank: Yes, I am. Annie: No, you're not!. Frank: Yes, I am, Yes, I am!
Frank: I can shoot a partridge, with a single cartridge. Annie: I can get a sparrow, with a bow and arrow. Frank: I can live on bread and cheese. Annie: And only on that? Frank: Yes. Annie: So can a rat!
Frank: Any note you can reach, I can go higher. Annie: I can sing anything higher than you. Frank: No, you can't. (High) Annie: Yes, I can. (Higher) Frank: No, you can't. (Higher) Annie: Yes, I can. (Higher) Frank: No, you can't. (Higher) Annie: Yes, I can. (Higher) Frank: No, you can't. (Higher) Annie: Yes, I can. (Higher) Frank: No, you can't. (Higher) Annie: Yes, I CAN! (Highest)
Annie: Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper. I can buy anything cheaper than you. Frank: Fifty cents? Annie: Forty cents! Frank: Thirty cents? Annie: Twenty cents! Frank: No, you can't! Annie: Yes, I can Frank: Yes, I can!
Frank: Anything you can say, I can say softer. Annie: I can say anything softer than you. Frank: No, you can't. (Softly) Annie: Yes, I can. (Softer) Frank: No, you can't. (Softer) Annie: Yes, I can. (Softer) Frank: No, you can't. (Softer) Annie: Yes, I can. (Softer) Frank: YES, I CAN! (Full volume)
Frank: I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker. Annie: I can drink it quicker and get even sicker! Frank: I can open any safe. Annie: Without bein' caught? Frank: Yes. Annie: That's what I thought.....you crook!
Frank: Any note you can hold, I can hold longer, I can hold any note longer than you. Annie: No, you can't.
Frank: Yes, I can. Annie: No, you can't. Frank: Yes, I can. Annie: No, you can't. Frank: Yes, I can....Yes, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I CA-A-A-A-N! Annie: Yes, you ca-a-a-an!
Annie: Anything you can wear, I can wear better. In what you wear I'd look better than you. Frank: In my coat? Annie: In your vest! Frank: In my shoes? Annie: In your hat! Frank: No, you can't! Annie: Yes, I can....Yes, I CAN!
Frank: Anything you can say, I can say faster. Annie: I can say anything faster than you. Frank: No, you can't. (Fast) Annie: Yes, I can. (Faster) Frank: No, you can't. (Faster) Annie: Yes, I can. (Faster) Frank: No, you can't. (Faster) Annie: Yes I can! (Fastest)
Frank: I can jump a hurdle. Annie: I can wear a girdle. Frank: I can knit a sweater. Annie: I can fill it better! Frank: I can do most anything! Annie: Can you bake a pie? Frank: No. Annie: Neither can I.
Frank: Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter. Annie: I can sing anything sweeter than you. Frank: No, you can't. (Sweetly) Annie: Yes, I can. (Sweeter) Frank: No, you can't. (Sweeter) Annie: Yes, I can. (Sweeter) Frank: No, you can't. (Sweeter) Annie: Yes, I can. (Sweeter) Frank: No, you can't, can't, can't (sweeter) Annie: Yes, I can, can, can (Sugary) Annie: Yes, I can! Frank: No, you can't! </poem>