Mary Poppins movie - The Life I Lead lyrics

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Mr.Banks:<br>

I feel a surge of deep satisfaction<br>

Much as a king astride his noble steed<br>

When I return from daily strife to heart and wife<br>

How pleasant is the life I lead!<br>

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Mrs. Banks:<br>

[Spoken]<br>

Dear, it's about the children...<br>

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Mr. Banks:<br>

Yes, yes, yes!<br>

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[Sung]<br>

I run my home precisely on schedule<br>

At 6:01, I march through my door<br>

My slippers, sherry, and pipe are due at 6:02<br>

Consistent is the life I lead!<br>

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It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910<br>

King Edward's on the throne;<br>

It's the age of men<br>

I'm the lord of my castle<br>

The sov'reign, the liege!<br>

I treat my subjects: servants, children, wife<br>

With a firm but gentle hand<br>

Noblesse oblige!<br>

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It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion<br>

Are scrubbed and tubbed and adequately fed<br>

And so I'll pat them on the head<br>

And send them off to bed<br>

Ah! Lordly is the life I lead!<br>

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A British nanny must be a gen'ral!<br>

The future empire lies within her hands<br>

And so the person that we need to mold the breed<br>

Is a nanny who can give commands!<br>

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A British bank is run with precision<br>

A British home requires nothing less!<br>

Tradition, discipline, and rules must be the tools<br>

Without them - disorder!<br>

Catastrophe! Anarchy! -<br>

In short, we have a ghastly mess!<br>

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