You were born in a (G7)pal ace by the sea.
A (Bbm)pal ace by the sea.
(F)Could it be?
Yes, it’s so.
You rode horse back when (G7)you were on ly three.
(Bbm)Horse back rid ing?
Me?
(F)Hors e’s name?
Ro me o!
(Bb)You threw tan trums and (C7)ter ror ized the cook!
(Ebm)How the pal ace shook!
(Bb)Charm ing child!
Wrote the book!
But you’d be have when your (C7)fa ther gave that look!
I (Bb7)mag ine how it was.
Your long for got ten past!
We’ve (B7)lots and lots to teach you and the time is go ing fast!
Now, (E)shoul ders back and stand up tall and do not walk, but try to float.
I (Esus2)feel a lit tle fool ish.
Am I (B7)float ing?
Like a sink ing boat!
You (E7sus)give a bow.
What (E)hap pens now?
Your (A)hand re ceives a kiss!
(B)Most (C#m7)of (Ddim)all, (B)re mem (C#m7)ber (B)this: (Fdim)If (B7)I can learn to do it, (E)you can learn to do it.
(B7)Some thing in you knows it...
There’s (E)noth (D#dim)ing (Edim)to (E)it!
(B7)Fol low in my foot steps, (E)shoe (D7)by (C#)shoe!
(F#m)You can learn to (A)do (B7)it, (C7)too!
Now, (F)el bows in and sit up straight.
And do not slurp the stro ga noff.
I (C7)nev er cared for stro ga noff.
She said that like a Ro ma nov!
The (Cm7)sam o var!
The (F)cav i ar!
Des (Bb)sert and then good night?
(C7)Not (Bb)un (Ebdim)til (C7)you get (Bb)this (C7)right!
(F#dim)If (C7)I can learn to do it, (F)you can learn to do it.
(C7)Pull your self to geth er and (F)you’ll (C7)pull (G#dim7)through (F)it!
(C7)Tell your self it’s ea sy.
(F)And (Eb7)it’s (D7)true!
(Gm)You can learn to (Bb)do (C)it, (F)too!
Now, here’s your great aunt Ol ga.
How she frol icked on the Vol ga!
(A)Oh!
Your dis tant cous in Van ya.
Loved his vod ka!
Got it, An ya?
(D)No!
The Duke of Ol den (D)burg was (G)short!
Lou ise of Bad en (Gm)had a...
(D)Wart!
Count Ser gei wore a (D)feath ered (G)hat!
I hear he’s got ten (Gm)ver y (D)fat!
And I re call his yel low (E7)cat!
(E#dim)If (B7)you can learn to do it, (E)he can learn to do it!
(B7)Pull your self to geth er and (E)we’ll (B7)pull (Gdim)through (E)it.
(B7)Tell your self it’s eas y (E)and (D7)it’s (C#)true!
(F#m)You can learn to (A)do (B)it!
(G#m)Noth ing (C#7)to it!
(F#m)You can learn to (A)do (B7)it!
The (B7)cav i ar.
The stro ga noff.
The (E)sam o var.
The feath ered hat.
The (B7)cou sin drank, the duke was short.
And (E)here a (F#m)wart and (C7)there a (E)cat.
The (B7)hors e’s name was Ro me o.
So (E)tell me (D7)some thing (C#)new!
Ha!
Ha!
(F#)You can learn to (F#m7)do
(B)it
(E)too!
This page shows “Learn To Do It (From Anastasia)” by Stephen Flaherty in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 118 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.