A Bert and Ernie Singalong

thanks to Brian Fennell (fenn@wpi.WPI.EDU)



Ernie Bert

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[Watery sounds]

Yanky Doodle went to town

a-riding on his pony...



Ahhh, I love taking my bath, peace and

quiet, all alone.

[knock-knock-knock knock-knock]

[Knock-Knock-Knock-Knock] ...and called it macaroni

Oh! two, three....

Hi buddy Bert

Oh, hi Ernie, oh hey will you close

the door, Ernie there's a draft.

oh just a second Bert.

Ern... Ernie what are you do...?

You can't push the piano through the

bathroom door.

why, sure I can, Bert, watch...

[Grunt, bump, grunt, tinkle, KA-bump] Aahhgh!

..see

Ernie?

*Klech-ksh-crsh-sh-sh*

Wh-WHAT are you doing with

a piano in the bathroom!?

Oh Bert! I heard you singing in

the tubby there Yeh?

and so I thought I

would just come and sing along

I don't WANT you to sing-along,

But... I want you to get out.

...but everybody sounds better

singing in the bathroom Bert.

You know... I don't want the piano in here Ernie.

...well Sure, Bert, what's a

sing-along without a piano?

[starts to play piano] It's ME, that's what it is... Alone!

listen to that Bert Stop that playing.

doesn't that sound nice Stop it right now.

doesn't that make you just want

to sing-along. ...makes me want to see you

out of here.

No, Bert, listen:

[sings]

Gee, Bert what?

It's so much fun no, it's not

I know you'll like it ...I won't like it.

once you've begun ...I won't begin!



Ernie I have to scrub my toes

I've got to wash my hair.



We, Bert what?

could have a ball no way!

if I could get you *simmer*

to sing at all

[ends song but plays for Bert] NO!...

[sings]

I refuse to sing-along.

I won't.

but, Bert...

So please don't ask me if I want to

'cause I don't.

Pretty Please...?

Although for you I would do

almost anything,

Really?

along is one way which I

do not want to sing.

But, listen...

[Sings]

ol' bud-dy...

It will make you Happy

when you start to sing a Snappy

little number that will

bounce you right along.

no...

Like "Farmer in the Dell" or

"Old MacDonald had a Farm" or

maybe "What's the Name of that Song".

No!

So if you use alot of voice

you'll love it that you've got a voice

and even if the notes you sing are wrong

Ernie!

you'll do a favor for us

if you lift your voice in chorus

for a swinging sing-along song.





E: It will make you Hap - py

B: I re - fuse



E: when you start to sing a snap - py

B: to sing - a - long.



E: lit - tle num - ber that will bounce you

B: I won't!



E: right a - long

B: so please



E: like "Far - mer in the Dell" or

B: don't ask me if



E: "Old Mac - Don - ald had a Farm" or

B: I want to 'cause



E: may - be "What's-the-Name-of-that-Song"

B: I don't



E: So

B: al - though for you



E: if you use a - lot of voice you'll

B: I would do al -



E: love it that you've got a voice and

B: most an - y - thing



E: ev - en if the notes you sing are

B:



E: wrong

B: a - long



E: you'll do a fa - vor for us

B: is one way which



E: if you lift your voice in chor - us

B: I do not want



E: for a swing-ing sing-along song

B: to sing





ErnIE!



please, Bert what?

you'll like it too no, I won't!

we'll sing Together ahhhgh

just me and you

No! I refuse to sing-along

that's it.

And in the bathtub? it's ridiculous!

I Quit!



That's that.

That's that!

Gee, Bert, that was wonderful