Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Mary Poppins)

Up where the smoke is all billowed and curled

′Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep's world

Where there′s hardly no day nor 'ardly no night

There's things half in shadows and halfways in light

On the rooftops of London, coo, what a sight

Oh, you′re a sweep now, are you?

Best view in the world, eh? And who gets to see it? The birds, the stars and the chimney sweeps. Nothing to beat it, eh?

Now as the ladder of life has been strung

You may think a sweep′s on the bottom-most rung

Though I spends me time in the ashes and smoke

In this whole wide world there's no ′appier bloke

Chim chiminy chim chiminy chim chim cheree

A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be

Chim chiminy chim chiminy chim chim cheroo

Good luck will rub off when he shakes hands with you

Or blow me a kiss

Bert!

And that's lucky, too

Does this mean you′re going?

The wind's changed.

Ah, but they′re good kids, Mary.

Would I be bothering with them, if they weren't? But I can't help them if they won′t let me, and no one is so hard to teach as a child who knows everything.

So?

So, they′ve got to do the next bit on their own.

Chim chiminy chim chiminy chim chim cheree

When you're with a sweep, you′re in glad company

Goodbye, Bert.

Chim chim chim chim cheree

When you're with a sweep, you′re in glad company

Nowhere is there a more happier crew

Then them's what sings chim chim cheree chim cheroo

Chim chiminy chim chim cheree chim

Cheerio, Bert! Keep an eye on them for me.

What′s happened? Mary Poppins' things have gone.

The wind's changed! She′s left us.

What in the name of heaven are the two of you up to? Oh dear. Where′s Mary Poppins?

She's gone.

Gone? Well, if she doesn′t have a heart of stone and no mistake.

She left us a note.

What does it say?

Mrs Brill, what does au revoir mean?

Why?

Because that's what she′s written on it. "Dear Jane and Michael, keep playing the games. Au revoir. Mary Poppins."

Well, I'm not up on these foreign tongues but it′s French, I know that. Now let's see. Does it mean God bless you? Or is it good luck? Oh, now I remember now. It means "til we meet again". Now will you come on in before you catch your death!