Anything You Can Do

Written by	Irving Berlin
Date	1946
Source	Annie Get Your Gun (musical)
Publisher	Irving Berlin Music. Co.

"Anything You Can Do," from Irving Berlin's musical Annie Get Your Gun, is a duet in which both performers compete with each other. Originally written for a man and a woman and performed on Broadway by Ethel Merman, the song is a feminist anthem, often repeating the line "I can do anything better than you." The song has been performed by the Muppets on several occasions.

Sam and Friends

• Kermit performed a parody of "Anything You Can Do" with prerecorded footage of himself on Sam and Friends. An excerpt of the revised lyrics follows:

Kermit 1: I can be on TV, where the people see me.
Kermit 2:I can be in person, and without rehearsin'.
Kermit 1: Lots of people know my face.
Kermit 2: That face there?
Kermit 1: Yes.
Kermit: I don't care."

The Muppet Show

• performed by Ethel Merman and Miss Piggy on episode 122. An excerpt of "Anything You Can Do" is sung in the Ethel Merman medley, during which the two divas battle it out for the top spot. When Piggy claims "I can sing anything higher than you," Merman contests. But Piggy eventually hits a note so high and loud that Merman gives up, admitting "Yes, you can."

• performed by Gonzo and Floyd Pepper, as rival knights in episode 305. An excerpt of the song was used during another medley, the Camelot sequence that served as the episode's closing number.