Title:  the sound is “ih”

Composer:  Joe Raposo / Elaine Laron

Lead vocals:  Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Rita in front of a misty, out-of-focus background.

[RM]  Come round up everybody.  Come listen in on me.

We’re gonna need the same sound to make some harmony,

And that sound is “ih”.

Like one, two, three, kick!

You take the sound in “rip”.  You take the sound in “zip”.

In the middle is the same sound.  It really is a pip.

And that sound is “ih”.

Rip, zip, pip.

You take the sound in “bit”.  You take the sound in “sit”.

Let’s listen for the sound, now.  It’s sure to be a hit.

And that sound is “ih”.

Bit, sit, hit.

You take the sound in “did”.  The sound in “kid”.

Please don’t forget the sound.  Wow!  It’s flipping every lid.

You take the sound in “pin”.  The sound in “tin”.

The sound is there, so listen.  You can hear the sound in “win”.

And the sound is “ih”.  The sound is “ih”.

Everybody listen to the sound of “ih”.

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