Some lyrics of the song say:Lyricist Robert B. Sherman was making an inside comment about his own life. Music: Mary Poppins • Musical • The Legacy Collection • Mary Poppins Returns "The Life I Lead" is a song from the film Mary Poppins. Can't you just see it? It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion Source Belle (Reprise) Lyrics: Can you imagine? The dirt! Look at it all - so big - do I even dare? The song serves as the introductory one as well as the leitmotif for George and is performed by him as he is walking home from work. Not me! Winifred: [Spoken] Dear, it's about the children... My slippers, sherry, and pipe are due at 6:02 My sister's in need Of a sister right now! I want much more than this provincial life! Now, i won't bow! A British home requires nothing less! It was composed by the Sherman Brothers and sung by George Banks. Restaurants: Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Not me! It was composed by the Sherman Brothers and sung by George Banks. Can you imagine? Composer The music is now more somber and is retitled, "A Man Has Dreams". To 'elp the medicine go down The medicine go down, the medicine go down. King Edward's on the throne; it's the age of men The original song was sung by Paige O'Hara, in the 1991 animated version. (Reprise 2)" lyrics. Books: Big Golden Book • Little Golden Book • Practically Poppins in Every Way, Entertainment: Disney's Believe • Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic • Mickey's Magical Music World • One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On • Once Upon a Mouse The Life I Lead The Life I Never Led (Reprise) Mary robert: I've always been good, I've always obeyed. Look at me - there at last! Spring: Disney's Easter Wonderland • Disney's Spring Promenade, Mary Poppins Returns: William Weatherall Wilkins • Jack • Topsy • The Balloon Lady • Clyde • Shamus • John Banks • Annabel Banks • Georgie Banks • Angus • Hamilton Gooding and Templeton Frye • The Park Keeper • Penny Farthing, Mary Poppins Returns: (Underneath the) Lovely London Sky • A Conversation • Can You Imagine That? Disney Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. I run my home precisely on schedule How pleasant is the life I lead! George: That's splendid, splendid And so the person that we need to mold the breed Consistent is the life I lead It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 King Edward's on the throne, it's the age of men I'm the lord of my castle, the sovereign, the liege And send them off to bed [BELLE, spoken] At one point, Mary Poppins sings a verse from it. In short, we have a ghastly mess! Video Preceded by But now, i won't bend! The future empire lies within her hands "When Will My Life Begin? It also doesn’t take place in a stable in the new version, instead taking place in Belle’s house (and then on the hill outside of the town). I've never one missed A rule on your list - I've done as a sister should do. His little wife, ugh Just like I dreamed they'd be! Lordly is the life I lead! The music is now more somber and is retitled, "A Man Has Dreams". Albums George: Yes, yes, yes! It is through this song that the audience learns what year the story takes place. I guarantee it Ah! Music arranger Irwin Kostal used the theme from this song as the leitmotif of George Banks, as it most expresses the way he "marches" through life. (sung) / I While in the original film the song takes place after a disastrous marriage proposal by Gaston, in the 2017 film version he only merely mentions marriage (much to Belle’s dismay) and basically harasses her. It describes the punctual, efficient, but distant way in which he runs his household. There's Magic in the Stars • Disney Dreams! Consistent is the life I lead! (Reprise 2)" (from "Tangled" soundtrack) Look at the world - so close, and I'm halfway to it! A British bank is run with precision No. Here I go... Just smell the grass! At 6:01, I march through my door, My slippers, sherry and pipe are due at 6:02, Consistent is the life I lead... "The Life I Lead - Walt Disney's Mary Poppins", Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Life_I_Lead&oldid=985197662, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Sister Suffragette It also appears near the end, in a much more somber tone. • Disney Movie Magic • Disneyland Forever • Fantasy in the Sky • Magical The Life I Never Led (Reprise) lyrics. A British nanny must be a gen'ral! "The Life I Lead" is a song from the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins, composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.Music arranger Irwin Kostal used the theme from this song as the leitmotif of George Banks, as it most expresses the way he "marches" through life.. Mary Poppins (soundtrack) When I return from daily strife to heart and wife I'm the lord of my castle, the sov'reign, the liege! Madame Gaston https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Life_I_Lead?oldid=4012949. No, sir! Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless... / (sung) / Madame Gaston / Can't you just see it? George Banks (David Tomlinson) I treat my subjects: servants, children, wife One lyric contains the only reference to the time period of the film, 1910 England under the rule of King Edward. Having just secured a position with the Walt Disney Company, he also purchased a home in Beverly Hills, California. Lyrics • The Royal Doulton Music Hall • A Cover is Not the Book • The Place Where Lost Things Go • Turning Turtle • Trip a Little Light Fantastic • Nowhere to Go But Up / Madame Gaston / His little wife, ugh / No, sir! Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless... Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The final reprise is sung when Banks thinks he has lost everything. Much as a king astride his noble steed At 6:01, I march through my door It describes the punctual, efficient, but distant way in which he runs his household. The song is first sung as George Banks (played by David Tomlinson) marches through the front door of his home, on "[his] return from daily strife to hearth and wife". Musical: Temper, Temper • Practically Perfect • Anything Can Happen Sherman Brothers The final reprise is sung when Banks thinks he has lost everything. "The Life I Lead" is a song from the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins, composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Feature films Is a nanny who can give commands! Performers Deleted Songs: The Anthropomorphic Zoo • The Chimpanzoo • The Right Side • The Land of Sand • Admiral Boom • Mary Poppins' Melody • You Think, You Blink • Through The Eyes of Love • West Wind • Tiki Town • The North Pole Polka. Are scrubbed and tubbed and adequately fed Madame Gaston George performs it after he thinks that his dreams have been shattered. With a firm but gentle hand, noblesse oblige! General information Followed by Through it, he reveals that he likes order and consistency, going so far as to mention specific times for when events must happen. George:I feel a surge of deep satisfaction - I just have to do it Should I? I've lived as you taught me, I've prayed as you've prayed. Mandy Moore Lyrics "When Will My Life Begin? And so I'll pat them on the head An adaptation of this song called "Precision and Order" is evident in the stage musical version. Winifred: [Spoken] George, they're missing... "The Life I Lead" is a song from the film Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins Parades: Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade • Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On • Disney's Magical Moments Parade • Disney's Party Express • Disney Cinema Parade • Disney Magic on Parade • Disney on Parade: 100 Years of Magic • Disney Stars on Parade • Disney Stars 'n' Cars • Dreaming Up! Tradition, discipline, and rules must be the tools Sherman Brothers The song serves as the introductory one as well as the leitmotif for George and is performed by him as he is walking home from work. Beauty and the Beast: 2017 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, Belle by Paige O'Hara (Ft. Jesse Corti & Richard White), How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box), How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre), How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box) - Demo, How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre) - Demo. The Perfect Nanny [1] The song is reprised several times throughout the film, with Julie Andrews also singing a verse. It is the only time it's mentioned in the film: "It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 /, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 15:11. It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 The song is later reprised several times. Without them – disorder, catastrophe, anarchy!