"The Royal Doulton Music Hall" lyrics

"The Royal Doulton Music Hall"
(feat. Colin Firth, Mark Addy, Chris O'Dowd, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Pixie Davies, Lin-Manuel Miranda)
(from "Mary Poppins Returns" soundtrack)


[SEAMUS:]
Now where would we all like to go on this fine, fine day?

[MARY POPPINS:]
The Royal Doulton Music Hall, please

[JOHN:]
Where?

[GEORGIE:]
What's that?

[MARY POPPINS:]
We're on the brink of an adventure, children
Don't spoil it with too many questions

In the nursery, you were never by yourself
There was quite another world upon your shelf

[JACK:]
Hold on!

[MARY POPPINS:]
Where each day crowds make their way upon the sun's descent
To a mythical, mystical, never quite logistical tent

Yes in this dearly 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 drawer-able, always encore-able
Royal Doulton Music Hall

[SEAMUS:]
Ooh, that one tickled my tail. Nearly there, Mary Poppins!

[MARY POPPINS and JACK:]
Yes in this
Marvelous, mystical, rather sophistical Royal Doulton bowl

[JACK:]
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

[MARY POPPINS:]
Nightingales in the wings
Waiting for their big drum roll

[JACK:]
At the simply sensational

[MARY POPPINS:]
Standing ovational

[MARY POPPINS, JACK, and CHILDREN:]
Royal Doulton Music Hall

[SEAMUS:]
Here we are!

[ANNABEL:]
But where's the music hall?

[MARY POPPINS:]
Oh yes- that. Silly me

[WOLF:]
Step right up! Step right up!

[CHILDREN:]
Wow!

[ANNABEL:]
Goodness! How on Earth did she do that?

[JACK:]
One thing you should know about Mary Poppins - she never explains anything. Come on!

[WOLF:]
Hurry, hurry. Get tickets while you can. For the one night only, one and only - Mary Poppins! What an honor it is to have you join us this evening

[MARY POPPINS:]
Thank you

[WOLF:]
And who is this I see? Why, it's John, Annabel and Georgie Banks!

[JOHN:]
You know us?

[WOLF:]
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?

[MARY POPPINS:]
Yes- just keep away from the edge of the bowl

[FLAMINGO DANCERS:]
At the highly acclaimable, nearly untamable
Lavishly praisable, always roof-raise-able
Royal Doulton Music Hall


Writer(s): Marc Shaiman, Scott Michael Wittman