Sesame Street — How They Became Bert & Ernie

[BERT] Now this is a song all about how My life got flipped, turned up eyebrow What? Whoa? I didn't mean literally [ERNIE] Won’t take long, just a minute you see [BOTH] We’ll tell you how we became Bert and Ernie [BERT] On Sesame Street born and raised Learnin' letters, numbers, singing "Sunny Days" Growin' up, movin', flyin' the coop Said buh-bye to my Mommy, off to 1-2-3 stoop There I met a grouch who didn’t smell too good Told me to [OSCAR] Scram! [BERT} Leave the neighborhood It was then I remembered what my mom used to say [BERT'S MOM] Keep your head up, be kind, and you’ll find your way! [BERT] I said “hello” when I got near He said [ERNIE] Oh, what’s that? I’ve got a banana in my ear [BERT] Wanna be friends who laugh, learn, and share? Ernie pointed to the seat and said [ERNIE] Sit right there! [BERT] Showed him my paperclips, he thought they were great [ERNIE] Introduced him to Rubber Duckie as our new roommate [BERT] One half of a whole, one part of a pair [ERNIE] That’s the story of how we became Ernie and Bert [BERT} Put it there!