Robert Sherman - A Man Has Dreams (The Life I Lead / A Spoonful of Sugar) lyrics

A man has dreams of walking with giants To carve his niche in the edifice of time Before the mortar of his zeal Has a chance to congeal The cup is dashed from his lips The flame is snuffed aborning He's brought to wreck and ruin in his prime Life is a rum go, Guv'nor, and that's the truth Do you know what I think? It's Mary Poppins! From the moment she stepped into the house, things began to happen to me! Mary Poppins? Yes, yes, of course! My world was calm, well-ordered, exemplary Then came this person, with chaos in her wake And now my life's ambitions go with one fell blow It's quite a bitter pill to take It's that Poppins woman! She did it! I know the very person you mean. Mary Poppins, she's the one wot sings... A spoonful of sugar that is all it takes It changes bread and water into tea and cakes A spoonful of sugar goes a long, long way 'Ave yourself a 'ealthy 'elpin ev'ry day An 'ealthy 'elping of trouble if you ask me! You know what she did? I realize it now! She tricked me into taking Jane and Michael to the bank. That's how all the trouble started! Tricked you into taking the children on an outing? Yes "Outrageous!" A man with all the important things you have to do. "Shameful!" You're a man of 'igh position, esteemed by your peers And when your little tykes are cryin', you 'aven't time to dry their tears And see them grateful little faces smilin' up at you Because their dad, 'e always knows just what to do Well I, look I...I don't think I... Like you say, Guv'nor... You've got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone Though child'ood slips like sand through a sieve And all too soon they've up and grown And then they've flown And it's too late for you to give Just that spoonful of sugar to 'elp the medicine go down The medicine go down, medicine go down Just a spoonful of sugar 'elps the medicine go down In a most delightful way...