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Artist: Mary Poppins
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Cherry Tree Lane Part 1
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Cherry Tree Lane Part 1
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[MRS BRILL]
Katie Nana! Who gets stuck with the children with no nanny in the house? Me, that's who!
[KATIE NANA]
I've said my say, Mrs Brill, and that's all I'll say. I've done with this house forever!
[MRS BRILL]
Well, good riddance, then.
[WINIFRED]
Katie Nana!
Gone? Are you quite sure
[MRS BRILL]
Gone! And is it any wonder?
[WINIFRED]
Choosing the right nanny I keep drawing blanks
Do you really think I made another blunder
What on earth am I to say to Mr Banks?
George, dear
I'm feeling so bereft, dear
Another nanny's left, dear
Every nanny goes
We're unlucky, I suppose
[WINIFRED, MRS BRILL, JANE, MICHAEL & ROBERTSON AY]
We are never going to find the perfect nanny
[GEORGE]
Nonsense!
Precision and order
That's all that I ask
The running of a household
A straightforward task
The children, the servants
They're all your domain
Whilst I remain the sovereign
Of Cherry Tree Lane
Coat!
[MRS BRILL]
Coming, sir.
[GEORGE]
The simple truth is you've engaged six nannies over the last four months and they've all been unqualified disasters.
A nanny should govern
A nanny should rule
A nanny is a paragon
Who suffers no fool
A nanny's a stalwart
Our children would gain
By having such a nanny
In Cherry Tree Lane
[WINIFRED]
Of course, George but--
[GEORGE]
So take control of situations
Show your authority
When interviewing staff
You know your role
They know their stations
Efficiency and forethought
Cut the jobs in half
Briefcase.
[WINIFRED]
I thought Katie Nana would be firm with the children. She always looked so cross.
[GEORGE]
Winifred, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint.
[WINIFRED]
Clear thinking, sound judgement
[GEORGE]
That's how to advance
[GEORGE & WINIFRED]
Then things will run like clockwork
[GEORGE]
Leave nothing to chance
When nannies go missing
The answer is plain
Our children must be monsters
[WINIFRED]
Oh how can they be monsters?
[GEORGE & WINIFRED]
In Cherry Tree Lane
[GEORGE]
Umbrella.
[WINIFRED]
Oh, if only we could find someone like your old nanny.
[GEORGE]
I'm afraid that's not realistic, my dear. Few women alive could manage Miss Andrew's standards of efficiency. Besides, we could never afford someone of her calibre.
[MRS BRILL & ROBERTSON AY]
Precision and order
He wants nothing less
[ROBERTSON AY]
It's like an army barracks
[MRS BRILL]
Yes, and we're in a mess
[MRS BRILL & ROBERTSON AY]
No wonder the nannies are driven insane
We're living in a madhouse
In Cherry Tree Lane
[GEORGE]
Now, place an advertisment in the Times stating that Jane and Michael Banks require the best possible nanny… At the lowest possible wage.
[JANE]
Father, we've written our own advertisment.
[GEORGE]
What?
[WINIFRED]
Oh please, George, I think we should hear it.
[JANE]
Wanted. A nanny for two adorable children.
[GEORGE]
Adorable? Well, that's debatable, I must say.
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