Richard Rodgers - My Favorite Things Featuring Julie Andrews Written By Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers Album The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) Release 1965 LYRICS [Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Hook] 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 [Verse 1] Raindrops on roses and whiskers on ki