Parody of "Do Re Mi" by Rodgers and Hammerstein
New lyrics by Giant Panda
Maria played by Giant Panda
Children played by Blue Panda, Hip-hop Panda, Kung-fu Panda, Native Panda, Ping Pong Panda, Ponyo Panda, Purple Panda
Instruments except guitars performed by Giant Panda
Guitars performed by Ping Pong Panda
Produced by Danny Calise
Album: Pandamonium
Lyrics
Maria
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
With other languages you begin with
Gretta
A, B, C
Maria
With Chinese you begin with Dou, Rui, Mi
Children
Dou, Rui, Mi
Maria
Dou, Rui, Mi
The first three characters happen to be
Dou, Rui, Mi
Children
Dou, Rui, Mi
Maria
Dou, Rui, Mi, Fa, Sou, La, Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make it harder
Dòu 豆, a bean, a Chinese bean
Ruì 锐, means keen, my teacher said
Mǐ 米, the name I give my rice
Fà 发, the hair that's on my head
Sōu 艘, a measure word for boats
Là 辣, too spicy for my mouth
Tī 梯, a ladder crossing moats
That will bring us back to dou oh oh oh
Children and Maria
Dòu 逗, to tease or also to fight (斗)
Ruì 瑞, is luck without a hitch
Mī 眯, the verb I squint my eyes
Fā 发, to send or to get rich
Sōu 搜, to search as in Baidu
Lā 拉, to pull a noodle long
Tī 踢, to kick a ball to you
Children
Dou, mi, mi
Mi, sou, sou
Rui, fa, fa
La, ti, ti
Dou, mi, mi
Mi, sou, sou
Rui, fa, fa
La, ti, ti
Bean, rice, rice
Rice, boat, boat
Keen, hair, hair
Spicy ladder
Maria
Search, tease, pull, send, squint, tease, luck
Search, fight, pull, kick, tease, luck, fight
Children and Maria
Dòu 逗, to tease or also to fight (斗)
Ruì 瑞, is luck without a hitch
Mī 眯, the verb I squint my eyes
Fā 发, to send or to get rich
Sōu 搜, to search as in Baidu
Lā 拉, to pull a noodle long
Tī 踢, to kick a ball to you
That will bring us back to dou oh oh oh
Maria
When you know the right pinyin
You can say most anythin'
Tease, luck, rice, send, search, pull, kick, fight, boat, bean
