GREAT SESAME STREET PARODIES





AIR
sung by Guy Smiley the world's greatest game show host to the tune of "Hair"

 
  

Listen up, America
We've got something great for you!
It's something you can feel and breathe and even see right through
It isn't something you can smell
Or taste or eat or see
And please don't send us money -- 
It's absolutely free

Oh yes, it's air, air, air
It's the bargain of the day
Air, air, air
Doesn't look like much but, hey!
It's handy when you're working
It's handy when you play
So get some air, air, air
It'll blow you right away! 

Oh, you can breathe it with your mouth
Or you can breathe it through your nose
And when you take your shoes off, you can feel it on your toes
It isn't purple, green, or pink
Or red or white or blue
It's kind of hard to spot it, but
It's always there for you

No taste! No waste! 
No tell tale smell, it's swell!
Oh yes, its air air air
Send for your supply today
Air, air, air from Maine to Monterey
Americans just love it
They breathe it night and day
So get some air air air
It'll blow you right away!




BORN TO ADD
sung to tune of Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run"


     
When we're roamin' the streets and we see one car
We always add one and make it two
It don't matter why we like to add one and one
Out here it's the thing to do
Now some say that screaming one plus one all night
Means we're thoughtless, cruel, and bad
But kids like you and me baby, we were born to add

Yes, sir, we were!

As we keep on wandering we see two trash cans 
So we add one and make it three
There's alot of us adders on the Jersey Shore
Out here it's the thing to be
Yeah, we'll keep on shoutin' one plus two
Even though it makes 'em mad
'Cuz kids like you and me baby, we were born to add

Baby we were born to add!

One and two and three police persons spring out of the shadows
Down the corner comes one more
And we scream into that city night, three plus one makes four!
Well, they seemed to think we're disturbin' the peace
But we won't let 'em make us sad
'Cuz kids like you and me baby, we were born to add 

Baby we were born to add!
Baby we were born to add!
Add! Add! Add! 
Baby we were born to add!
Add! Add! Add!
Baby we were born to add!
Oh, Add
Baby we were born to add! 
Baby we were born to add!
Add, add, add, add, add!



CEREAL GIRL
sung to the tune of Madonna's "Material Girl"



Was a time when I did not eat cereal oh no
(background singer monsters--- Oh No! )
I had never tasted it
Had never tried it sooo
Then one day my Dad said have some cereal with me
( with me! )
Cereal tastes really good and it's healthfull you'll see 


I said I'll taste it, I'll give it a whirl
And now I am a cereal girl
I said I'll taste it, I'll give it a whirl
And now I am a cereal girl


First I tried cold cereal
with milk and it was hip 
( So Hip! )
Then I tried hot cereal
and that was such a trip
Then I tried some cereal with fruit
Healthfully sweet
(Healthfully Sweet! )
Now for breakfast cereal's my favorite thing to eat 


I'm glad I said I'll taste it, I'll give a whirl
'Cause now I am a cereal girl
I'm glad I said I'll taste it, I'll give a whirl
'Cause now I am a cereal girl

(Girl, Girl, She's A Cereal Girl) 
Cereal
(Girl, She's A Cereal Girl)
Cereal
(Girl, Girl, She's A Cereal Girl)
Cereal
(Girl, She's A Cereal Girl)


repeat and fade.....



COOPERATION (I CAN'T GET NO)
by The Cobble Stones, parody of The Rolling Stones


Well I'm sitting on a seasaw seat
Thinking seasawing would be neat
And I can't find a friend to sit on the other side
Yes, I tried it all alone
But I crashed down like a stone
Couldn't get no cooperation if I tried
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no, no, no cooperation
If I tried, if I tried
Well, I'm dying to jump rope
But I've just about lost hope
And I'm so mad, I'm just fit to be tied
'Cause I can't find a friend
To pick up the other end
Couldn't get no cooperation if I tried
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no, no, no cooperation
If I tried, if I tried
Well, I'm in an awful fit
'Cause I'm dying to be it
And I can't find anyone to go and hide
Every time I start to play
Everyone just runs away
Couldn't get no cooperation if I tried
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no cooperation
No, no, no, no, no cooperation
If I tried, if I tried



DEAR MR.COOKIE (YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU)
sung by Cookie Monster to the tune of "Dear Mr. Gable" 
made famous by Judy Garland


(spoken) Me woke up with great idea!
Me write letter to me favorite cookie.
(sung) Dear Mr. Cookie, me am writing this to you
And me hope that you will read it so you'll know
Me heart beats like a hammer
And me stutter and me stammer
Me want to write you since so long ago
Me guess me just another fan of yours
And me thought me write and tell you so, ooooh

You made me love you
Me didn't want to do it
Me didn't want to do it
Oh, you made me love you
And all the time you knew it
Me guess you always knew it
Me love all kind of cookies
Like chocolate-chip crunchies, oooh
But one look at you and
Me always get the munchies
You make me write 'cause
Me really want to tell you
Me really have to tell you
Me think you grand, that's true
Yes, me do
Indeed me do
You know me do
Give me, give me what me cry for
You know you got the kind of flavour
That me die for
You know you made me love you

(he eats the cookie)

Oh no, what me do?
Oh, me make mistake!
Me eat cookie before cookie read the letter!
Oh well, me know what to do
Cookie read letter in me tummy

(he eats the letter)

Oh, letter delicious too



HIP TO BE SQUARE
sung to the tune of Huey Lewis' "Hip To Be Square"


I'm a square, look I'll show ya
I got four sides on me
All my sides are the same size
Like a good-looking square should be
Well I look like my friends here
We look the same, but hey
When I go 'round the neighbourhood
Not everybody looks this way
Well I like to hang around
With the others that I find
Still I always keep in mind
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be a square)
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)
So hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be a square)
When I go to the playground
And a triangle says "How do you do"
Then comes in a circle
And a rectangle shows up too
Well I play with the triangle
And the circle can join the game
I play with the rectangle
Who cares that we're not all the same
'Cause no matter where I am
No matter where I go
No matter who I'm with I know
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be a square)
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)
It's so hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be a square)
I said, it's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)
It's so hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be a square)
It's hip to be a square (hip, hip, so hip to be)



I AM CHICKEN
sung by a barnyard full of chickens to the tune of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman"


I am chicken, hear me squawk
Hear me crow and hear me bawck
Watch me rule my roost
And strut around my coop
People say I've got great legs
And they're nuts about my eggs
And when they're sick they gobble down my soup

Oh yes, I am proud
At the way I peck and scratch
I am plump, I am loud
Just don't count me 'till I hatch
I'm nutritious, I am pure, I'm delicious, I'm fat-pure
I am tender, I'm exceptional
I am chicken!

I am chicken I'm not scared
'Cause I'm always well prepared
And I feed all kinds of people every day
I can cackle with the best
And I'll tackle any test
Showing even when I'm down, I'm still Grade A

Oh no, I'm no dumb cluck 
And I won't throw in the towel
I'm no turkey, I'm no duck
I'm the fairest of the fowl
I am tasteful to the end
I'm your finest feathered friend
I am plucky, an indelible brand chicken! 

background singing chickens: 
She is tender, she is loud,
She is plucky, she is proud 
She's delicious, she is pure
She's nutritious, she's cock-sure
She can cook and she is chic 
And we love her wisdom (?) feet
repeat



I GET BY WITH A LITTLE YELP FROM MY FRIENDS
sung by Joe Cocker Spaniel (just a guess!) 
to the tune of "(I Get By) With A Little Help From My Friends"  made popular by Joe Cocker but originally a Beatles tune


(background doggie singers in brackets)

What do I do when I'm out in the yard 
And can't find where I buried my bone 
How do I feel when my dog's life is hard 
I feel sad but I'm not all alone 

Oh I get by with a little yelp from my friends 
Oh I get by with a little woof from my friends 
Yes I get by with a bow-wow from my friends 

Boy I get mad when I get in a fight 
With an itchy old flea and I lose 
And what do I do when I'm still not alright 
Even after I chew on some shoes 

Oh I get by with a little yelp from my friends 
Oh I get by with a little woof from my friends 
Yes I get by with a bow-wow from my friends 

(When you're sad we're behind ya) 
Oooooh, where can that bone be? 
(When you're mad we'll confide ya) 
I can't believe I lost to a flea! 

What do you do when you're sad or afraid 
Or you're lonely or angry or down 
Can't fetch a stick 'cause your owner's away 
And there ain't no dog yummies around 

Oh I get by with a little yelp from my friends 
Oh I get by with a little woof from my friends 
Yes I get by with a bow-wow from my friends 

Aroooo, aroooo, aroooo! 



LETTER B
sung by The Sesame Street Beetles to the tune of "Let It Be"
lyrics by Christopher Cerf



When I find I can't remember 
What comes after 
"A" and before "C," 
My mother always whispers, 
"Letter B." 

She told me "B" starts 
"Big" and "bird" and 
"Ball" and "bat" and "battery." 
Yes, buh-buh-buh-buh-buh means 
Letter B. 

Letter B, letter B, letter B, letter B. 
She whispers "Buh-buh-buh means Letter B." 

And when I feel downhearted, 
Mother whispers 
"B" words constantly, 
Like "bib," "Bob," "Bulb," and "bubble," 
Letter B. 

Now in my hour of darkness 
There's a sound I know will comfort me, 
It's the buh-buh-buh-buh-buh of 
Letter B. 

Letter B, letter B, letter B, letter B. 
My mother whispers "B" words, 
Letter B. 

Letter B, letter B, letter B, letter B. 
My mother whispers "B" words, 
Letter B. 

Letter B, letter B, letter B, letter B. 
Bless the "buh-buh" sound of 
Letter B. 



LET'S DO IT
same tune as "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)"



Doves do it
Hawks do it
Even puffins on the rocks do it
Let's do it
Let's lay an egg

Frogs do it
Toads do it
Alligators by the road do it
Let's do it
Let's lay an egg

We come from blue eggs and green eggs
Eggs that are speckled or tanned
Big eggs and small eggs
That's how we all began

Snails do it
Slugs do it
Even tiny twiddlebugs do it
Let's do it
Let's lay an egg

Snakes do it
Hens do it
Even jungle denizens do it
Let's do it
Let's lay an egg

We come from blue eggs and green eggs
Eggs that are speckled or tanned
Big eggs and small eggs
That's how we all began

Fish do it
Crows do it
Dinosaurs from long agos do it
Let's do it
Let's lay an egg




LITTLE MISS COUNT ALONG
sung by The Count to the tune of The Spin Doctors "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"



She loves numbers as much as me
And she's a great counter, just wait, you'll see
Whenever she can, she stops to shout
Counting the numbers, never leaving any out

She's little miss, little miss, little miss count along
She loves to count while singing our song
Little miss, little miss, little miss count along
Come on and count with us, you can't go wrong

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Let's count them again
Let's count them again
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

She's little miss, little miss, little miss count along
She loves to count while singing our song
Little miss, little miss, little miss count along
Come on and count with us, you can't go wrong

If I count flowers, or tall trees
If I count birds or bumble bees
One thing's for certain, you can bet
She'll count right along, no sweat

She's little miss, little miss, little miss count along
She loves to count while singing our song
Little miss, little miss, little miss count along
Come on and count with us, you can't go wrong



REBEL L
 Music and lyrics: Christopher Cerf and Sarah Durkee
starring The Rebel L and Billy Idol 




Last night as I was lyin' 
Just loungin' in my bed, 
Heard such a loony howling', 
Stood my hair up on my head. 
Lunged over to the window, 
Flipped the floodlight right on. 
Hey, there's a letter L 
On the loose, 
Leaping across my lawn! 

I heard the letter L 
Let out a "luh-luh-luh." 
The little rebel L, 
He cried, "Luh-luh-luh." 
Luh-luh-luh!" 
I heard the letter L 
Let out a "luh-luh-luh." 
The little rebel L, 
He went, "Luh-luh-luh, 
LUH-LUH-LUH!" 

Rebel L! 

He said, "You gotta listen, 
See, I'm a lean, mean lad. 
Don't like to stand for 'lacy 
Little lamb' or 'lilly pad!' 
Just wanna live for loudness, 
And don't say I'm too young. 
I was born to go luh-luh-luh 
At the top of my luh-luh-lungs!" 

I heard the letter L 
Let out a "luh-luh-luh." 
The little rebel L, 
He cried, "Luh-luh-luh." 
Luh-luh-luh!" 
I heard the letter L 
Let out a "luh-luh-luh." 
The little rebel L, 
He went, "Luh-luh-luh, 
LUH-LUH-LUH!" 

Rebel L! 

Leaned out a little lower, 
"Leapin' lizards!" I yelled, 
"You gotta learn a lesson, 
Hey, it's late, get lost, rebel L 
You're wakin' up the neighbors. 
Please leave us in peace. 
Looks like you're outta luck, 
Letter L, 
Here come the pol-luh-luh-lice!" 

Hey, little letter L, 
You're too loud, loud, loud. 
We know you're lost and lonely 
Without a crowd, crowd, 
Crowd, crowd. 
But listen, letter L, 
We got laws, laws, laws! 

I'm just a rebel L 
Without a cause, cause, cause! 
A rebel L! 

I'm just a rebel L! 
You know I'm just a rebel L! 
You know I'm just a rebel L! 
I'm just a rebel L! 



ROSITA
sung by Little Richard to the tune of his classic "Lucille"



(spoken introduction)
Little Richard: Hi! I'm waiting for my friend Rosita. She's supposed to be here to help me
sing a song about the way she makes me feel. Now where can that girl be?

Rosita: (jumping up) SURPRISE!!! (laughs)

LR: Oh! Rosita!

Rosita: Mmm-hmmm?

LR: You surprised me!

Rosita: Is that good?

LR: Oh yeah, I love surprises.

Rosita: Oh!

LR: I like ALL the ways you make me feel.
(begins to play the piano)

Rosita: All right!
(sung)
I got a gal named Rosita, there's so much she makes me feel
She can make me smile or frown or scream or laugh or cry or squeal
Rosita! Honey, look what you've done!
There's so many ways of feelin' and you take me through them one by one!

When you show me that you like me, whooo, it makes me proud
I feel so good about it I gotta shout out loud
Rosita! Honey, look what you've done!
There's so many ways of feelin' and you take me through them one by one!

Sometimes you go away, and whooo, it makes me sad
But then you come right back again, oh, it makes me glad
Rosita! Honey, look what you've done!
There's so many ways of feelin' and you take me through them one by one!

(Hoots' saxophone solo)

Well when you sneak up behind me 'n let out a rebel yell
It really really scares me because I just can't tell
That it's Rosita! Honey, look what you've done!
There's so many ways of feelin' and you take me through them one by one!

Gee, you took my rubber duckie, now I'm one unhappy boy
But hey you brought it back and now I wanna jump for joy
Rosita! Honey, look what you've done!
There's so many ways of feelin' and you take me through them one by one!

ROSITA!!! My love for you is real!
There's no one who can beat you and I love the way you make me feel!
Whoooooooo!

Rosita: (hugging him) Whoo! I love you.



STAND BY YOUR CAN
sung by Hammy Swinette to the tune of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man"




Voiceover: And now the Sesame Street Country Music Festival presents Miss Hammy
Swinette and her trashcan! 

Sometimes it's hard to be a trashcan 
When folks get piggier each day 
They throw their trash down 
They throw it all 'round 
But no one's throwing it away 
This is a park it ain't no pig sty 
Why don't you lend a helping hand 
And toss your trash in 
This big old trash bin 
'Cause after all it's just a can 
Background pigs: Oink, oink, oink, oink 
Stand by your can 
Give it your trash to cling to 
Make it the one you run to 
With all your peels and wrappers 
Stand by your can 
And give it all your garbage 
Don't make a mess-up if you land 
Stand by your can 

Oink, oink, oink, oink 
Stand by your can 
And give it all your garbage 
Don't make a mess-up if you land 
Stand by your can! 

Trashcan: Oh Hammy, thanks for putting garbage back in my life! 

Hammy: You deserve it darlin' 



THINKING OF U
classic Beatles parody


Announcer: (in a *very* British accent) Ladies and gentlemen, with a tribute to the letter U,
The Beetles!

(audience goes nuts with screams and applause)

"U", thinking of "U"
"U", only of "U"

You give me understanding
The whole day through
You wake me up when I am blue

"U", dreaming of "U"
"U", only of "U"
You know very well
I'm under the spell of "U"

"U", ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
"U", ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

You give me my umbrella
With raindrops in view
It makes me sad when you're untrue

"U", waiting for you
"U", only for you
You know very well
I'm under the spell of "U"
I love "U"
Only "U"

(spoken as the huge letter U hanging over their heads begins to fall down)
Beetles' drummer: It's "U", lads. Run! or we'll get crushed!



TWO PRINCES
sung by The Spin Doctors along with Elmo, Telly and Zoe


spoken as they run onto a castle backdrop all decked out in fab royal outfits:

"Princess Zoe, I, your young Prince Telly beseech you, won't you please choose me as your
playmate?"

"Princess Zoe, Prince Elmo beseech you to choose him as your playmate!"

"Okay, whatever shall I, Princess Zoe do?!" 
sung by Christopher Barron (lead singer of The Spin 
Doctors, and hereupon called Chris) 

If two princes ask you for a playdate
Let's have some fun now
Each one wants to be your only playmate
Says "I'm the one now", one prince says:

Telly: Hey my toys are so good, that you'll adore 'em

Chris: One says:

Elmo: That stuff he's got is no good, so just ignore him

Chris: This one says:

Telly: If you try my wagon, I'll ( ??? ) thou

Chris: That one says:

Elmo: Hey you know he's braggin', so please pick me now

Chris: One says he's got a tennis racket

Telly: And a pool now

Chris: One says:

Elmo: Hey dig my leather jacket, Prince Elmo's cool now

Chris: Then you had a really good idea you said: 
Zoe: Can't you get this simple notion in your head?
Have either of you fellows stopped to think of whether
The three of us could all join up and play together?
All muppets: The three of us could all join up and play together

Chris: Both princes said:

Telly & Elmo: Hey you're really smart girl, we dig your scheme now

Chris: Since then you've learned to be more patient 
Yeah, you're a team now
Three friends who've learned cooperation
Can lead to fun now 
Let's give you three a big ovation
For what you've done now

Muppets: Yeah, yeah! 

Chris: Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation

spoken, Zoe: We're cooperating 
Telly: Princess Zoe, who were those guys?

Zoe: Those guys? Oh, they're my Royal Musicians. I think they call themselves The Spin
Doctors.

Telly & Elmo: Oh!



WHEN I'M CALLING U
sung by muppets Nelson and Jeanette to the tune of "When I'm Calling You"


N: Jeanette!
J: It's U!
N: Yes U!
Words that start with U-oooo,oooo
J: Under and untrue- oooo, ooooo
J & N: There is ukulele
J: And there's until
N: Upright, unpopular
J: And uphill
J & N: Have u and always will
J: Words that start with with u- ooo, oooo
Uncle and unglue- ooo, ooo
N: Union, uptown, undress and upside-down
J & N: I'm in love with u- ooo, oooo
J: Ugly starts with u- oooo, ooooo
Uniforms do too- ooo, ooo
N: Some will have the u sound as in unite. 
Some have the uh sound as in uptight.
J & N: Don't worry, it's alright.

J: Useful starts with u- ooo, ooo

N: Underwater too, ooooo

J & N: Up, underwear, umbrella, unfair 
I'm in love with u, ooooooo, ooooo ( high pitched)

The letter U standing on hillside turns around and says: Unbelievable!



ZZ BLUES
performed by the Muppet band Over The Top
(three long-bearded male Muppets looking very much like the rock-and-roll band ZZ Top)
written by Christopher Cerf

 
Well I've seen a lot of letters and it seems to me
There's something real special 'bout the letter "Z"
But boy we're sick of singing 'bout zippers and zoos
There ain't enough "Z" words 
Got the ZZ Blues

You can stick with "zebra" 'cause it's tried and true
Maybe mention "zither" just for something new
But once you've shown them "zebra", "zither", "zippers" and "zoos"
You're almost out of "Z" words
Got the ZZ Blues

Time to write a song about Zanzibar
C'mon and sing along about Zanibar
Guess I could be wrong about Zanzibar
Going zingy with the ZZ Blues

We're zooming back to zipper 'cause it's still the best
Zipping back to zebra and we need a rest
Gettin' tired of thinking
Yeah we've paid our dues
There ain't enough Z words
Got the ZZ Blues

(band starts falling asleep while still rocking!)

Only band I ever worked with to fall asleep and keep playing the blues!
Guess I might as well join 'em
and cop some Zs myself!

(ends with band asleep but the music still going!) 




WHEN MUPPETS CRY
sung to the tune of Don McLean's "American Pie"
a tribute written by Anthony Pratico


A long long time ago
I can still remember how Jim Henson used to make me smile 
And I knew if he had his turn
That he could make those people learn 
Knowing they'd be quiet with a smile
The shocking news made me quiver 
My mom broke it to me over dinner
I thought of my Kermit
Not wanting to believe this was it
I can't remember if I cried
When I heard the legend died
But something touched me deep inside
The day the Muppets cried

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died

Did Bert and Ernie teach you of love?
Can you take a bath alone in the tub
If your mommy tells you so?
I can button up my shirt
Use a spoon to eat dessert
Even reach books way high on the shelf
Well, you should see me pour a glass of juice
Wiggle my front tooth that's loose
You should see me tie my shoes
Man, hear me add up one and two
I can recite my alphabet
There's not a letter I'll forget
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the Muppets cried
I started singin'

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died

Oscar has his things all tattered and worn
Full of holes and mostly torn
That's the only way it should be
Oscar has a newspaper 13 months old
A wrapped fish in it, all smelly and cold
From garbage that came from you and me
1.........2...........3...........4............5.......
6..........7..........8...........9.............10...
You can't forget 11 and 12
The ladybugs they played well
If they broke their jump rope
Instead they'd tell knock knock jokes
At their picnic in the park
The day the Muppets cried
We were singin'

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died

Cookie Monster was really no monster
He just thought the moon was a cookie impostor
A glass of cookie juice on the side
I'll always prefer soft boiled cookies and pie
I love my cookies scrambled or fried
C is for cookie and that's good enough for me
Kermit could make Miss Piggy swoon
While Big Bird and Snuffleupagus sang their tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
I would've never known which one was not like the other
Was it the guy with the yellow hood?
I sang along every chance I could
The day the Muppets cried
We started singin'

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died

So there we were all in one tub
Singin' rubber ducky you're the one
He made bath time so much fun
So, come on ducky be yellow, ducky be chubby
He always made his way into the tubby
Rubber ducky I'm awfully fond of you
You should see me brush my hair
Even pick out the clothes I wear
It's no problem you see
Just thank Grover, he taught me
And as my Mom tucked me in goodnight
I turned on my Elmo night light
I knew something was missing alright
The day the Muppets cried
I was singin'

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died

I'm waiting for a sunny day
To lift me up and wipe my tears away
Was Sesame Street going to be O.K.?
I turned on my TV some more
Where I'd learned so many years before
But the man said the Muppets couldn't come out and play
And in the streets the children screamed
But I sat and lived his dreams
As long as I live his words are spoken
His world was always open
A part of me I'll miss the most
The Count, Kermit and cookies on toast
His living became a legend 
The day the Muppets cried

So, why, why must I say goodbye
Kermit's eyes were heavy
As Miss Piggy cried
I'll miss the good ol' days with cookies scrambled or fried
Singin' that's the day a part of me died
That's the day a part of me died




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