practically perfect

Mary Poppins

[MARY POPPINS]
By the time the wind has blown
The weather vane around
Iââ?¬â?¢ll show you, if I can
No matter what the circumstance
For one thing Iââ?¬â?¢m renown
My character is spit-spot spic and span

Iââ?¬â?¢m practically perfect
In every way

[JANE]
Practically perfect?

[MARY POPPINS]
So people say

Each virtue virtually knows no bound
Each trait is great and patently sound

Iââ?¬â?¢m practically perfect from head to toe
If I had a fault it would never dare to show
Iââ?¬â?¢m so practically perfect
In every way

Both prim and proper and never too stern
Well-educated yet willing to learn
Iââ?¬â?¢m clean and honest, my manner refined
And I wear shoes of the sensible kind

I suffer no nonsense and whilst I remain
Thereââ?¬â?¢s nothing else I feel I need explain

Iââ?¬â?¢m practically perfect in every way
Practically perfect, thatââ?¬â?¢s my forte
Uncanny nannies are hard to find
Unique, yet meek, unspeakably kind

Iââ?¬â?¢m practically perfect, not slightly soiled
Running like an engine thatââ?¬â?¢s just been freshly oiled
Iââ?¬â?¢m so practically perfect
In every way

Well, those are my credentials. Perhaps you have a few questions?

[MICHAEL]
Not temperamental?

[MARY POPPINS]
Never.

[MICHAEL]
Not grouchy or gruff?

[MARY POPPINS]
Oh, the very thought.

[JANE]
Will you stay tender
When the going gets tough?

[MARY POPPINS]
Quite the contrary.

[MICHAEL]
Do you read stories
Without a big fuss?

[MARY POPPINS]
Mmm-hmm.

[JANE]
Or have objections
To playing with us?

[MARY POPPINS]
Oh, I like games, but I choose them.
Some minor improvements may not go amiss
But at all times you must remember this

[JANE & MICHAEL]
Youââ?¬â?¢re practically perfect
In every way

[MARY POPPINS]
I guarantee

[JANE & MICHAEL]
Practically perfect
We hope youââ?¬â?¢ll stay

[MARY POPPINS]
No flies on me

Each virtue virtually knows no bound
Each trait is great

[JANE & MICHAEL]
And patently sound

[MARY POPPINS]
Patently sound
Spit-spot! Jane, put your toys away, please.

[JANE]
Do I have to?

[MARY POPPINS]
Yes. Michael, tidy your things.

[MICHAEL]
Itââ?¬â?¢s not fair!

[MARY POPPINS]
I didnââ?¬â?¢t say I was fair. I saidââ?¬¦
Iââ?¬â?¢m practically perfect, and hereââ?¬â?¢s my aim
By the time I leave here you both will be the same
Youââ?¬â?¢ll be practically perfect

[JANE & MICHAEL]
Practically perfect

[MARY POPPINS, JANE & MICHAEL]
You (We) will be practically perfect
In every way