Anything you can do, I can do better
I can do anything better than you
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can, Yes, I can!

(Anything you can be, I can be greater
Sooner or later I'm greater than you)
No, you're not. (Yes, I am.)
No, you're not. (Yes, I am.)
No, you're not. (Yes, I am, Yes, I am!)

(I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge)
I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow
(I can live on bread and cheese)
And only on that? So can a rat!

(Any note you can reach, I can go higher)
I can sing anything higher than you
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can!

Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
(Fifty cents?) Forty cents!
(Thirty cents?) Twenty cents!
(No, you can't!) Yes, I can, Yes, I can!

(Anything you can say, I can say softer)
I can say anything softer than you
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can, Yes I can!

(I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker)
I can drink it quicker and get even sicker
(I can open any safe)
Without gettin' caught? That's what I thought you crook!

(Any note you can hold, I can hold longer)
I can hold any note longer than you
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(Yes, you can!)

Anything you can wear, I can wear better
In what you wear I look better than you
(In my coat?) In your vest!
(In my shoes?) In your hat!
(No, you can't!) Yes, I can, Yes, I can!

(Anything you say, I can say faster)
I can say anything faster than you
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.

(I can jump a hurdle.) I can wear a girdle.
(I can knit a sweater.) I can fill it better!
(I can do most anything!) Can you bake a pie? (No.)
 Neither can I.

(Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter.) 
I can sing anything sweeter than you.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't.) Yes, I can.
(No, you can't, can't, can't.) Yes, I can, can, can.

Yes, I can! No, you can't!