As Annie Oakley sang off against Frank Butler:
Anything you can do,
I can do better.
I can do anything
Better than you.
Anything you can be
I can be greater.
Sooner or later,
I’m greater than you.
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.
Any note you can reach
I can go higher.
I can sing anything
Higher than you.
Anything you can buy
I can buy cheaper.
I can buy anything
Cheaper than you.
Anything you can say
I can say softer.
I can say anything
Softer than you.
I can drink my liquor
Faster than a flicker.
I can drink it quicker
And get even sicker!
Any note you can hold
I can hold longer.
I can hold any note
Longer than you.
Anything you can wear
I can wear better.
In what you wear
I’d look better than you.
Anything you say
I can say faster.
I can say anything
Faster than you.
I can jump a hurdle.
I can wear a girdle.
I can knit a sweater.
I can wear it better!
I can do most anything!
Anything you can sing
I can sing sweeter.
I can sing anything
Sweeter than you.
Ok, not the definitive Jewish woman’s word on the topic, but hard to resist. 🙂