Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood?

In your neighborhood?

In your neighborhood?

Say, who are the people in your neighborhood?

The people that you meet each day



(a blue muppet, I believe, walks onstage)



[Bob: Oh, hi there, little fella.]



[Anything Muppet #1: Hello.]



[Bob: Hey, listen, know who you could be if I gave you this little hat and this bag to go over your shoulder?]



[Anything Muppet #1: I could be a laundry man.]



[Bob: No, not a laundry man.]



[Anything Muppet #1: How about Santa Claus?]



[Bob: No no no, not Santa Claus.]



[Anything Muppet #1: What's wrong with Santa Claus?]



[Bob: There's nothing wrong with Santa Claus, but...]



[Anything Muppet #1: Don't you like Christmas?]



[Bob: Oh, I love Christmas. But you could be the postman.]



[Anything Muppet #1: A postman, hmmmm ...]



Oh, the postman always brings the mail

Through rain or snow or sleet or hail

I'll work and work the whole day through

To get your letters safe to you



Bob and Anything Muppet #1:

'Cause a postman is a person in your neighborhood

In your neighborhood

He's in your neighborhood

A postman is a person in your neighborhood

A person that you meet each day



[Anything Muppet #1: I'll see you around.]



[Bob: Okay.]



(AM#1 leaves, bumped into AM#2 as he enters)



[Anything Muppet #2: Hey, watch it. Where ya goin'? To a fire?]



[Bob: Hey, speaking of a fire.]



[Anything Muppet #2: Fire! What fire? Help! Help!]



[Bob: No, there's no fire at all. But do you know who you could be if I gave you this little shiny red hat?]



[Anything Muppet #2: Yeah, Santa Claus.]



[Bob: No, not Santa Claus.]



[Anything Muppet #2: Little Red Riding Hood?]



[Bob: No, no, no, not Red Riding Hood, you could be a fireman.]



[Anything Muppet #2: A fireman? Holy smoke!]



Oh, a fireman is brave it's said

His engine is a shiny red

If there's a fire anywhere about

Well, I'll be sure to put it out



Bob and Anything Muppet #2:

'Cause a fireman is a person in your neighborhood

In your neighborhood

He's in your neighborhood



Anything Muppet #1:

And a postman is a person in your neighborhood



All:

Well, they're the people that you meet

When you're walking down the street

They're the people that you meet each day



(additional verses from the book "People In My Neighborhood" Volume 7 of "On My Way With Sesame Street")



(pic of Cookie Monster dressed in a chef hat and apron behind the counter of a bakery, muching cookies, natch)



The baker is the one who makes

Your bread and rolls and pies and cakes

If you want something sweet to eat, go see

The baker in the bakery



(pic of Guy Smiley-like teacher in front of class holding a globe)



A teacher works the whole day through

To teach important things to you

He'll teach you things you won't forget

Like numbers and the alphabet



(pic of Herry monster in red-white striped pants just like a barber's pole cutting the hair of Guy Smiley-like muppet)



A barber has a great big chair

You sit in it, he cuts your hair

He'll snip and clip and never rest

Until your haircut looks its best



(pic of Prairie Dawn-like muppet driving a bus)



The bus driver drives fast or slow

To take you where you want to go

When you get in and pay your fare

She will drive you anywhere



(pic of Telly wearing a dentist's uniform)



A dentist cares for all your teeth

The top ones and the ones beneath

So if you have an aching tooth

He'll fix it quick, and that's the truth



(pic of female muppet in a doctor's uniform)



The doctor makes you well real quick

If by chance you're feeling sick

She works and works the whole day long

To help you feel well and strong



(pic of blue adult male muppet in grocer's outfit)



The grocer sells the things you eat

Like bread and eggs, cheese and meat

No matter what you're looking for

You'll find it at the grocery store



(pic of Grover working on a shoe with a hammer)



The shoemaker is always there

To take care of the shoes you wear

With his hammer, nails, and glue

He'll fix your shoes as good as new



(pic of the back of Rodeo Rosie handing over a fringed vest to the drycleaner, a green adult male muppet)



The cleaner is the one who knows

How to clean and press your clothes

He'll take a jacket, suit, or vest

And clean it so you'll look your best



(pic of Oscar The Grouch, naturally, driving a garbage truck)



The trash collector works each day

He'll always take your trash away

He drives the biggest truck you've seen

To keep the city streets all clean