What is Your Version of Annie’s Song?

Amy Zoll

Anything you can do,

I can do better.

I can do anything

Better than you.

No you can’t, yes I can.

No you can’t, yes I can.

Yes I can, Yes, I can, Yes, I can!

Do you remember the chorus from the musical Annie Get your Gun based on the real life of Annie Oakley?

The fictional Annie, singing these lyrics, could be any one of the nine “worthy me/not me” ego patterns or types with which we identify. The words of the song might vary according to each type.

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