Lyrics:

Maria
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read, you begin with--

Gretl
A, B, C!

Maria
When you sing, you begin with Do, Re, Mi

Children
Do, Re, Mi

Maria
Do, Re, Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do, Re, Mi

Children
Do, Re, Mi

Maria
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti--
Come, I'll make it easy for you. Listen:

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name, I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will lead us back to Do, oh, oh, oh

Maria and children
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name, I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will lead us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do-- So-- Do

Maria
Now, children, once you have these notes in your head, you can sing a
Million tunes by mixing them up--like this:
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re... Now you do it.

Children
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re

Maria
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do

Children
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do

Maria
Now let's put it all together:

Maria and children
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do

Brigitta
But it doesn't mean anything!

Maria
So we put in words--one word for every note:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most an--y--thing. Together!

Maria and children
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most an--y--thing
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name, I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will lead us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do-- So-- Do