Annie (1982) was my favorite movie when I was growing up. I wanted to swim in that indoor swimming pool. And meet Punjab. And belt out a line like Little Orphan Cindy who sang "Rover, why not think it over."
But most of all, I wanted to be Miss Hannigan.
She wore sassy pajamas all hours of the day.
She drank a thing called gin.
She didn't wash off her makeup.
She made the kids do all the chores.
She sang the best song on the soundtrack.
She yelled and threatened a lot.
But she had a heart of gold.
Well, she didn't let Rooster kill Annie, anyway.
And she rode an elephant at the end of the movie!
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Besides the elephant and the bathtub of gin, I AM Miss Hannigan.
