Trip a Little Light Fantastic

Let's say you're lost in a park

Sure, you can give in to the dark

Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

When you're alone in your room

Your choice is just embrace the gloom

Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

For if you hide under the covers

You might never see the day

But if a spark can start inside your heart

Then you can always find the way

So when life is getting dreary

Just pretend that you're a leerie

As you trip a little light fantastic with me

[John:] What's a leerie?

[Jack:] Why, it's what we lamplighters call ourselves, of course. Leeries, trip the light and lead the way!

Now when you're stuck in the mist

Sure, you can struggle and resist

Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

Now say you're lost in the crowd

Well, you can stamp and scream out loud

Or you can trip a little light fantastic with me

And when the fog comes rolling in

Just keep your feet upon the path

You mustn't mope and frown or, worse, lie down

Don't let it be your epitath

So when life is getting scary

Be your own illuminary

Who can shine a light for all the world to see

As you trip a little light fantastic with me

A leerie loves the edge of night

Though dim, to him the world looks bright

He's got the gift of second sight

(To trip a little light fantastic)

A leerie's job's to light the way

(To take the night and make it day)

We mimic the moon, yes, that's our aim

(For we're the keepers of the flame)

And if you're deep inside a tunnel

And there is no end in sight

Well, just carry on until the dawn

It's darkest right before the light

As you trip a little light fantastic

Won't you trip a little light fantastic

Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me!

[Angus:] Come along! Join us in a bit of kick and prance!

[John:] What did he say?

[Jack:] Kick and prance. It means dance. It's leerie-speak. You don't say the words you mean. You say something that rhymes, only - here, I'll show you how it works. Angus, give us your weep and wail. To the rest of ya, that means tale.

I was short of a sheet

He was in the street

Just a tumble down the sink

Just to get himself a drink

Then I pinched what's fatter

He grabbed his ladder

He smiled and smirked

To work!

[Jack:] You see, there's nothing to it.

[Annabel:] Can you speak leerie, Mary Poppins?

[Mary Poppins:] Can I speak leerie?

[Jack:] Of course she can! She's Mary Poppins!

[Georgie:] Can we do it with you?

[Annabel & John:] Please?

[Mary Poppins:] Oh, very well then.

Children, tell us your sorry tale

(Give us your weep and wail!)

Well, we had this bowl

Rabbit in the hole

That fell and broke

Bicycle spoke

So we took it to a shop

Like a lollipop

And went upside down

That's a circus clown

Then went to the bank

Rattle and clank

Got lost in a fog

Lump on a log

Till we found a friend

To stand and defend

Who took us on a trip

Snap a horse's whip

And we tripped a little light fantastic

Now that sounds a little bit bombastic

But they tripped the light

We tripped the light

Let's trip a little light fantastic!

You've got it! Now let's get you all back home!

Now if your life is getting foggy

That's no reason to complain

There's so much in store inside the door

Of 17 Cherry Tree Lane

So when troubles are incessant

Simply be more incandescent

For your light comes with a lifetime guarantee

As you trip a little light fantastic

Won't you trip a little light fantastic

Come on, trip a little light fantastic with me!

Went to the bank

Rattle and clank

Met with the boss

Pitch and toss

Got lost in a fog

Lump on a log

Trip a little light fantastic!

• Artist:Mary Poppins Returns (OST)
• Album:Mary Poppins Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2018)