"Fidelity Fiduciary Bank" is a song from the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins. It features the banker Mr. Dawes Sr. and his bankers as they try to convince Michael Banks to invest in their bank.
The song was performed by Mr. Dawes Sr.'s actor Dick Van Dyke, Mr. Dawes Jr.'s actor the late Arthur Malet, Mr. Banks' actor the late David Tomlinson, and a chorus as the other bankers.
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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
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 ripens the imagination!)
Plantations of ripening tea
All from tuppence, prudently fruitfully, frugally invested
In the, to be specific
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity fiduciary bank
Now Michael, when you deposit tuppence in a bank account
Soon you'll see
That it blooms into credit of a generous amount
Semiannually
And you'll achieve that sense of stature
As your influence expands
To the high financial strata
That established credit, now commands
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
You see Michael, tuppence, patiently, cautiously trustingly invested
In the, to be specific
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
Other Appearances[]
- An instrumental version is heard in the 2017 sequel Mary Poppins Returns
- A part of the song can be heard in the 2013 biographical film Saving Mr. Banks, which details the making of Mary Poppins.
- The song was featured on the film's soundtrack.
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