Chim Chim Cher-Ee
Composer(s): Richard M. Sherman - Robert B. Sherman
First release by: Dick van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1964 - Chem Cheminée (Christiane Legrand & Bob Martin)
1965 - Tjim-Tjim-Tjeri (Raquel Rastenni)



(Bert:)
Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shakes 'ands with you
Or blow me a kiss
And that's lucky too

Now as the ladder of life
'As been strung
You may think a sweep's
On the bottommost rung

Though I spends me time
In the ashes and smoke
In this 'ole wide world
There's no 'appier bloke

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shakes 'ands with you

(All:)
Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shakes 'ands with you

(Bert:)
I choose me bristles with pride
Yes, I do
A broom for the shaft
And a broom for the flume

Up where the smoke is
All billered and curled
'Tween pavement and stars
Is the chimney sweep world

When the's 'ardly no day
Nor 'ardly no night
There's things 'alf in shadow
And 'alf way in light
On the roof tops of London
Coo, what a sight!

*Next stanza is not on the soundtrack*

Though I'm covered with soot
From me 'ead to me toes
A sweep knows 'e's welcome
Wherever 'e goes

(Mary:)
Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
When you're with a sweep
You're in glad company

(Bert:)
No where is there
A more 'appier crew

(Both:)
Than them wot sings
"Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!"
On the chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee
Chim cher-oo!