"Step in Time" is a song in Disney's film, Mary Poppins, based on the popular Knees Up Mother Brown by Raffi. It is sung by Bert.
The version of the song featured on the Mousercise album was used also for a DTV music video in the 1980s, using clips from the Johnny Appleseed segment of Melody Time, How to Be a Sailor, In the Bag, The Klondike Kid, Victory Vehicles, The Old Mill, Pluto's Fledgling, Chicken Little, The Little Whirlwind, They're Off, The Cactus Kid, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Plane Crazy. It was included on Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly! and Disney Sing Along Songs: Disneyland Fun as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Chip and Dale, and Roger Rabbit welcome everyone to Disneyland during their grand opening.
Lyrics[]
Bert:
Step in time! step in time!
Chimney Sweeps:
Step in time, step in time
Step in time!
Bert:
Step in time!
Step in time, step in time
Come on, mateys, step in time
Chimney Sweeps:
Step in time!
Step in time, step in time
Step in time, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
We step in time, we step in time
Bert:
Kick your knees up!
Chimney Sweeps:
Kick your knees up, step in time
Kick your knees up, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Kick your knees up, step in time
Bert:
Round the chimney!
Chimney Sweeps:
Round the chimney, step in time
Round the chimney, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Round the chimney, step in time
Bert:
Flap like a birdie!
Chimney Sweeps:
Flap like a birdie, step in time
Flap like a birdie, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Flap like a birdie, in time
Bert:
Up on the railing!
Chimney Sweeps:
Up on the railing, step in time
Up on the railing, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Up on the railing, step in time
Bert:
Over the rooftops!
Chimney Sweeps:
Over the rooftops, step in time
Over the rooftops, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Over the rooftops, step in time
Bert:
Link your elbows!
Chimney Sweeps:
Link your elbows, step in time
Link your elbows, step in time
Link your elbows, link your elbows
Link your elbows!
Chimney Sweeps:
Step in time, step in time
Step in time, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
You step in time, you step...in...time
[instrumental interlude]
Bert:
Mary Poppins, step in time!
[instrumental interlude]
Mrs. Brill:
AH! They're at it again!
Chimney Sweeps:
They're at it again, step in time
They're at it again, step in time
They're at it again, step in time
Ellen:
Ow!
Chimney Sweeps:
Ow, step in time
Ow, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Ow, step in time
[instrumental interlude]
Chimney Sweeps:
Votes for women, step in time
Votes for women, step in time
Votes for women
Winifred Banks: Votes for women!
[instrumental interlude]
Ellen:
It's the master!
Chimney Sweeps:
It's the master, step in time
It's the master, step in time
George Banks: What's all this?
Chimney Sweeps:
What's all this!
What's all this!
What's all this!
What's all this!
What's all this!
Chimney Sweeps:
Link your elbows, step in time
Kick your knees up, step in time
Kick your knees up, kick your knees up
Kick your knees up
Kick your knees up in time!
Goofy:
Step in time, Step in time
Come along, people, step in time!
Chorus:
Step in time, step in time
Step in time, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Step in time, you step in time
Mickey Mouse:
Okay, kick your knees up!
Chorus:
Kick your knees up, step in time
Kick your knees up, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Kick your knees up, step in time
Goofy:
Squat like a froggy!
Chorus:
Squat like a frog and jump in time
Squat like a frog and jump in time
Down real low then let 'er go!
Squat like a frog and jump in time
Donald Duck:
Flap like a birdie!
Chorus:
Flap like a birdie, step in time
Flap like a birdie, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
Flap like a birdie, step in time
Chip and Dale:
Spin like a whirlybird!
Chorus:
Spin like a whirlybird in time
Spin like a whirlybird in time
The more you twirl, the higher you climb
Spin like a whirlybird in time
Mickey Mouse:
Trot like a horsie!
Chorus:
On all fours, trot in time
Like a horse, trot in time
Keep with the beat on your hands and feet
On all fours and trot in time
Donald Duck:
Bounce like a bunny!
Chorus:
Bounce like a bunny, hop in time
Bounce like a bunny, hop in time
Wiggle your nose, your tail and toes
Bounce like a bunny, hop in time
Goofy:
Roar like a rocket!
Chorus:
Roar like a rocket, 'round the room
Roar like a rocket, 'round the room
Zoom on up and touch the moon
Roar like a rocket, 'round the room
Mickey Mouse and Friends:
Step in time, step in time
Step in time, step in time
Never need a reason, never need a rhyme
When you step in time, you step in time
Other Versions[]
| Performer(s) | Title(s) | Translations(s) | Language |
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| Neritan Liçaj | Albanian | ||
| Ézio Ramos (VHS version) Marcelo Coutinho (DVD version) |
Brazilian Portuguese | ||
| Salvador Escamilla | "Pisa a tiempo" | Castilian Spanish | |
| Ladislav Běhůnek | ? | ? | Czech |
| Lars Bom | Danish | ||
| Ben Cramer | Dutch | ||
| Antti Pääkkönen | Finnish | ||
| Michel Roux | "Prenons le rythme" | French | |
| Harry Wüstenhagen | "Schritt und Tritt" | German | |
| דרור קרן (Dror Keren) |
Hebrew | ||
| Oreste Lionello | "Tutti insieme" | Italian | |
| 山寺宏一 (Kōichi Yamadera) |
"踊ろう、調子よく" (Odorō, Chōshi Yoku) | Let's dance rhythmicaly | Japanese |
| Arturo Mercado | "Al compás" | Latin Spanish | |
| Johannes Joner | Norwegian | ||
| Wojciech Paszkowski | "Raz i dwa" | Polish | |
| Florian Ghimpu | Romanian | ||
| Алексей Иващенко (Aleksey Ivashchenko) |
Russian | ||
| Stefan Frelander | "Gå i takt" | Swedish |
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