Open Sesame/Closer to Me (from Sesame Street)

Cast

 * Ernie and Bert's Red Book as Elmo

Lyrics
Ernie and Bert's Red Book: (spoken) Oh, this is perfect. So quiet, cozy, lots of good things to do. Ernie and Bert's Red Book likes to be with friends, too, and play games and talk and laugh. Ha, ha. But sometimes, it's good Ernie and Bert's Red Book can be with Ernie and Bert's Red Book. All alone by Ernie and Bert's Red Book's self. Yeah. That way, Ernie and Bert's Red Book can look at pictures or play with toys or wonder about things or make up stories or songs just for Ernie and Bert's Red Book. (sighs) Yeah. (singing) Ernie and Bert's Red Book likes playing tag and hide and go seek or laughing with friends any day of the week. But sometimes it feels quite as nice just to be all alone by myself. Getting closer to me. (spoken) Come on, Baby David. You're my favorite toy. (laughing) (singing) Ernie and Bert's Red Book have a good time with the girls and the boys. It's fun taking turns and sharing their toys. But right now, it seems a good time just to be all alone by myself. Sharing my toys with me. (spoken) Okay, I'm going to put you back, Baby David. (singing) Ernie and Bert's Red Book go everywhere on Sesame Street exploring the world on his two little feet, but there are wonderful places that only I see, all alone with the book for my company. (spoken) Ha. Yeah, this is nice song Ernie and Bert's Red Book making up. (singing) Ernie and Bert's Red Book loves singing songs for people to hear. It makes Ernie and Bert's Red Book proud when there's love and there's cheer. Today, it's enough to sit quietly and to sing all alone a song just for me. Yes, sometimes I'm sure it's so nice to be all alone by myself getting closer to me. Closer to me. Closer to me. (spoken) Yeah. (laughing) Yeah, yeah, yeah.