Fidelity Fiduciary Bank

Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson and Chorus


Mr. Dawes, Sr.
If you invest your tuppence
Wisely in the bank
Safe and sound
Soon that tuppence
Safely invested in the bank
Will compound

And you'll achieve that sense of conquest
As your affluence expands
In the hands of the directors
Who invest as propriety demands

May I, sir?
Carry on, Banks

Mr. Banks
You see, Michael, you'll be part of
Railways through Africa (Exactly)
Dams across the Nile (The ships, tell them about the ships)
Fleets of ocean greyhounds (More, tell them more)
Majestic, self-amortizing canals (Oh, it fires imagination)
Plantations of ripening tea

Mr. Banks, Mr. Dawes, Sr. and Bank Directors
All from tuppence, prudently
Fruitfully, frugally invested
In the, to be specific,
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity Fiduciary Bank!

Mr. Banks
Now, Michael
When you deposit tuppence in a bank account
Soon you'll see
That it blooms into credit of a generous amount
Semiannually

Mr. Banks, Mr. Dawes, Sr. and Bank Directors
And you'll achieve that sense of stature
As your influence expands
To the high financial strata
That established credit now commands

Mr. Dawes, Sr. and Bank Directors
You can purchase first and second trust deeds
Think of the foreclosures!
Bonds! Chattels! Dividends! Shares!
Bankruptcies! Debtor sales!
Opportunities!
All manner of private enterprise!
Shipyards! The mercantile!
Collieries! Tanneries!
Incorporations! Amalgamations! Banks!

Mr. Banks and Bank Directors
You see, Michael
Tuppence, patiently
Cautiously trustingly invested
In the, to be specific
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity Fiduciary Bank!