Best foot forward, spit spot!Well, your mother's flighty and aloofYour father's much too busy to be homeBut children, you're in luck, 'cause I'm foolproofWith a brand of magic all my ownYou have some power in your corner nowAnd that's a promise that I guaranteeYou have my skills, my style, and my know-howSee all you've got to do is stick with meAnd I'll sayOh, Jane and Michael BanksWhat will your future be?Let me teach you, thanksI've got this downYou have never had a friend like meTough love plus wizardryYes, that's what I preferShe's so good at child psychologyYou have never had a friend like herYes, well, we pride ourselves on wisdomI'm the bossThe queen, the bestI walk on airIt's hardly fairI admit that I've been truly blessedLife's now a smorgasbordOf possibilityAnd here's a clue: I'll help you twoYou have never had a friend like meCan your friends ride clouds?I don’t mean to bragCan your friends pull this out their carpet bag?Can your friends speak dog? No?Well, that’s a shameCan your friends go 'abracadabra' with a snapAnd make cleaning up into a game?So don't just stand there slack-jawed, buggy-eyedI'm here to answer your advertisementYou've got a dignified, distinguished guideA live-in mentor, and I don't pay rentI've got an urge to make your life sublimeAnd I won't leave till I have found successI'm immortal, so I've got some timeI'm like a goddess in a straight-laced dress, and yesI may come back in Mary Poppins Two (and Three!)When I'm on screen, it's evergreenYou have never had a friend, never had a friendYou have never had a friend, never had a friendYou have never had a friend like meI'm your nanny, not your friend, obviously
