20.

When trying to express oneself,

It’s frankly quite absurd

To leaf through lengthy lexicons

To find the perfect word.

A little spontaneity

Keeps conversations keen;

You need to find a way to say

Precisely what you mean…

 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Even though the sound of it

Is something quite atrocious,

If you say it loud enough

You’ll always sound precocious.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

 

When Stone Age men were chatting,

Merely grunting would suffice.

Now if they heard this word,

They might have used it once or twice!

I’m sure Egyptian pharaohs

Would have grasped it in a jiff,

Then every single pyramid

Would bear this hieroglyph:

 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Say it and wild animals

Will not seem so ferocious!

Add some further flourishes,

It’s so ro-co-co-cocious!

(Ah, ah, ah ah ah ah!)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

 

The Druids could have carved it

On their mighty monoliths!

I’m certain that the ancient Greeks

Would use it in their myths!

I’m sure the Roman Empire

Only entered the abyss

Because those Latin scholars

Never had a word like this!

 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

If you say it softly

The effect can be hypnotious!

Check your breath before you speak

In case it’s halitocious!

(Ugh!)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

Um diddle iddle iddle um diddle ay,

 

[Backwards:] 

“Suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus…”

-or-

Docious-ali-expi-listic-fragi-cali-repus!

 

So when the cat has got your tongue,

There’s no need for dismay:

Just summon up this word

And then you’ve got a lot to say!

 

Pick out those eighteen consonants

And sixteen vowels as well,

And put them in an order

Which is very hard to spell:

 

S-U-P-E-R,

C-A-L-I-F,

R-A-G-I-L,

I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D, 

O, C-I-O-U-S!

 

S-U-P-E-R,

C-A-L-I-F,

R-A-G-I-L,

I-S-T-I-C-E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D, 

O, C-I-O-U-S!

 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Even though the sound of it

Is something quite atrocious,

If you say it loud enough

You’ll always sound precocious.

Supercalifragilistic,

(Supercalifragilistic)

Su-per-ca-li-fra-gi-lis-tic

Ex—pi—a—li—

Do—cious….!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!