Ophthalmostrabismologicalexpialidocious!

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[Verse 1 – FEMALE LEAD]

Because I had a lazy eye when I was just a lass,
They put a patch across one eye and gave me funny glass.
Mum and I took a trip to Western Road to see what we could see,
The famous eye department for a little clarity.
We walked right into bee-mek, nervous as could be,
But found a team of experts there to straighten things for me!

[Chorus – FEMALE LEAD + COMPANY]

Oh! Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite ferocious,
If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious,
Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious!

[COMPANY]
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!

[Verse 2 – FEMALE LEAD]

An or-thop-tist came out to play and checked my acuities,
They looked at how my eyeballs moved and tested stereopsis.
And then they called the specialist, the cleverest in the place:
A paediatric ophthalmologist with kindness on his face!
They measured up my squinting eye and checked me near and far,
With prisms, pictures, funny lights and one enormous star!

[Chorus – FEMALE LEAD + COMPANY]

[COMPANY]
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!

[Bridge – spoken rhythmically]

[DOCTOR]
Now, can you spell it for the nice doctor?

[FEMALE LEAD]
O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-O!

[COMPANY]
Ophthalmo!

[FEMALE LEAD]
S-T-R-A-B-I-S!

[COMPANY]
Strabis!

[FEMALE LEAD]
M-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L!

[COMPANY]
Mological!

[FEMALE LEAD]
E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D-O-C-I-O-U-S!

[Orchestral build]

[ALL]
One, two, three, four—
OPEN YOUR EYES WIDE!

[Verse 3 – FEMALE LEAD]

They put some little drops into my eyes to check the view,
My pupils grew enormous and the whole world blurred in two!
They measured every lens and line and checked each little sight,
Then told me, “Keep your patching up—you’re doing it just right!”

So if your eye goes wandering and doesn't quite behave,
There's one enormous magic word to make you feel quite brave!

[Final Chorus – ALL]

Oh! OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL-EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS!
Even though the sound of it is something quite ferocious,
If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious,
OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL-EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS!

Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!
Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay!

[Outro – FEMALE LEAD]

bee-mek checked my eyes!

[COMPANY]
What a sight!

[ALL]
OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL—
EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS!

[Huge orchestral flourish]
[End]

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[Verse 1 – FEMALE LEAD] Because I had a lazy eye when I was just a lass, They put a patch across one eye and gave me funny glass. Mum and I took a trip to Western Road to see what we could see, The famous eye department for a little clarity. We walked right into bee-mek, nervous as could be, But found a team of experts there to straighten things for me! [Chorus – FEMALE LEAD + COMPANY] Oh! Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious! Even though the sound of it is something quite ferocious, If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious, Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious! [COMPANY] Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! [Verse 2 – FEMALE LEAD] An or-thop-tist came out to play and checked my acuities, They looked at how my eyeballs moved and tested stereopsis. And then they called the specialist, the cleverest in the place: A paediatric ophthalmologist with kindness on his face! They measured up my squinting eye and checked me near and far, With prisms, pictures, funny lights and one enormous star! [Chorus – FEMALE LEAD + COMPANY] Oh! Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious! Even though the sound of it is something quite ferocious, If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious, Oph-thal-mo-stra-bis-mol-o-gee-cal-ex-pi-al-i-do-cious! [COMPANY] Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! [Bridge – spoken rhythmically] [DOCTOR] Now, can you spell it for the nice doctor? [FEMALE LEAD] O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-O! [COMPANY] Ophthalmo! [FEMALE LEAD] S-T-R-A-B-I-S! [COMPANY] Strabis! [FEMALE LEAD] M-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L! [COMPANY] Mological! [FEMALE LEAD] E-X-P-I-A-L-I-D-O-C-I-O-U-S! [Orchestral build] [ALL] One, two, three, four— OPEN YOUR EYES WIDE! [Verse 3 – FEMALE LEAD] They put some little drops into my eyes to check the view, My pupils grew enormous and the whole world blurred in two! They measured every lens and line and checked each little sight, Then told me, “Keep your patching up—you’re doing it just right!” So if your eye goes wandering and doesn't quite behave, There's one enormous magic word to make you feel quite brave! [Final Chorus – ALL] Oh! OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL-EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS! Even though the sound of it is something quite ferocious, If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious, OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL-EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS! Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! Um-diddle-iddle-iddle, um-diddle-ay! [Outro – FEMALE LEAD] bee-mek checked my eyes! [COMPANY] What a sight! [ALL] OPH-THAL-MO-STRA-BIS-MOL-O-GEE-CAL— EX-PI-AL-I-DO-CIOUS! [Huge orchestral flourish] [End]

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