Sesame Street/Play a Simple Melody (from The Muppet Show)

Cast

 * Leslie Mostly as Jean Stapleton
 * Baby Bear as Fozzie Bear
 * Telly Monster as Rowlf the Dog
 * Herry Monster as Floyd Pepper
 * Cookie Monster as Animal
 * Hoots the Owl as Zoot
 * Mona Monster as Trumpet Girl
 * Turkey Conductor as Nigel the Conductor
 * Anything Muppets as Background Singers
 * Big Bird as Kermit the Frog
 * Bert as Statler
 * Ernie as Waldorf

Lyrics
Big Bird: And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for our special guest star, comedian, actress, singer and vey nice lady, Miss Leslie Mostly.

Leslie Mostly: Uh, gentlemen, lady...

Telly Monster: What?

Herry Monster: What seems to be the problem, Leslie?

Leslie Mostly: Well, uh, that music, it doesn't seem to be the right music. May l see it, please?

Telly Monster: Yeah, well, it seems normal to me.

Herry Monster: Yeah, just your ordinay, vey elaborate pretentious orchestration. What's it called?

Leslie Mostly: Elaborate Pretensions for Orchestras. Uh, couldn't we just do that nice, simple piece?

Herry Monster: Well, how about a nice, simple Latin American riff? (hums the conga)

Hoots the Owl: ;Arriba!

Herry Monster: No Latin stuff tonight.

Leslie Mostly: No. No, thank you. It's that sweet, simple duet that l rehearsed with Baby Bear. Where is Baby Bear?

Telly Monster: l know how that one goes. It goes like this...

Leslie Mostly: Oh, yes. Thank you. That's it. (singing) Won't you play a simple melody Like my mother sang to me One with good old-fashioned harmony Play a simple melody Baby Bear? Baby Bear?

Baby Bear: Here I am, Leslie.

Leslie Mostly: You forgot something.

Baby Bear: Oh, I never forget.

Leslie Mostly: Where's your ukulele?

Little Bear: Oh, I forgot!

Leslie Mostly: You're a dingbat.

Baby Bear: I was only kidding. Go! Musical demon Set your honey a-dreamin' Won't you play me some rag Just change that classical nag To some sweet beautiful drag

Leslie Mostly: If you will play from a copy Of a tune that is choppy You'll get all my applause And that is simply because l want to listen to rag

Baby Bear: Musical demon Set your honey a-dreamin' Won't you play me some rag Just change that classical nag To some sweet beautiful drag If you will play from a copy Of a tune that is choppy You'll get all my applause And that is simply because l want to listen to rag

Leslie Mostly: Play a simple melody Like my mother sang to me One with good old-fashioned harmony Play a simple melody

Baby Bear: Come on, everybody!

Leslie Mostly: Musical demon Set your honey a-dreamin' Won't you play me some rag Just change that classical nag To some sweet beautiful drag If you will play from a copy Of a tune that is choppy You'll get all my applause And that is simply because l want to listen to rag

Any thing Mup pets : Won't you play a simple melody Like my mother sang to me

Baby Bear: A little loudly now.

Any thing Mup pets : One with good old-fashioned harmony Play a simple melody

Baby Bear: Now you!

Leslie Mostly: l want to listen to rag.

Baby Bear: Me! l want to listen to rag! Now eveyone!

Any thing Mup pets : I wanna listen to rag!

Bert: Boy, that number was something else!

Ernie: You mean it was good?

Bert: No, it was something else.

(both laughing)