My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things
Words by Pete November / Composed by Rogers & Hamerstein

Wetsuits and kickboards and goggles and paddles
Aeroboars set right to fit with our saddles
Ultegra components with double chain rings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cytomax, Gatorade, Gu and bananas
Helmets that fit over funky bandanas
Shaving your legs so the road rash don’t sting
These are a few of my favorite things

Heart rates and split times and thresholds of lactate
A transition set-up with room for my rackmate
The level of fitness triathlon brings
These are a few of my favorite things

When it’s still dark
My alarm rings
And motivation’s low
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I can get up and go!

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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad