Sesame Street 2

La deedah de du

La deedah de dumWhat's the name of that song?

La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum What's the name of that song?

It goes la-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum Something something birds

La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum I wish I remembered the words

La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Bob: What's the name of that song?

David: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Bob: I'd like to sing right along I've heard it said with words and music A fella can't go wrong

So la-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum What's the name of that song?

Both: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Gordon and Susan: What's the name of that song?

David and Bob: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Gordon and Susan: We need the name of that song!

Susan: It goes la-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum Something something nice (rest agree)

Gordon: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

All: I think it repeats itself twice (all agree)

Maria: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Rest: What's the name of that song?

All: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Bert and Herry: We know the name of that song

Bert: It's called...

Herry: Now wait...

Bert: I think I got it...

Herry: Oh no ...

Both: That must be wrong

All: So la-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum What's the name of that song?

Luis: Cuál es el nombre de eso canción? (What's the name of that song?)

All: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Oscar: What's the name of that song?

All: La-de-da-de-dum

Oscar: They keep on singing that song They go la-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da and then

All: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

Oscar: They start it all over again

All: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

The Count: Something shining above La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum

All: La-de-da-la love!

We can't help singing la-de-da-de-dum Loud and clear and strong

David: But, la-de-da-de-dum

Maria: La-de-da-de-dum

All: La-de-da-de-dum La-de-da-de-dum Laaaaaaa Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

Mah mahna mahna mahna Mah mah mah Mah mah mah Mahna mah ... mah ... ma ..

(Bip slows down as the girls stare at him. For the next verse he strolls back and forth, on and off-screen, as the girls watch him.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(Bip's head fills the screen as he pops up from below to rejoin the girls.)

(scatting) Mahna mahna mahna mahna Mahma ma ma ma ma Mamana ma ma maneep mah mah Eee buttee womp womp ... (etc.)

(He slows down again as the girls stare.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(scatting) Mah nat mah nat ma oo Mah nat mah nat ma oo ... (etc.)

(He zips on and off-screen, staying long enough to sing each of his lines in the next verse.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(He comes back on-screen behind the girls, then walks away and stops to sing each of his lines over his shoulder at them.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(scatting, echoing in distance) Mah neet mah mah mah moh Mahna mahna mah mah moh ... (etc.)

(He slows down, then runs towards the girls who put their heads together as they sing the next verse. They pull apart to show Bip as he sings his lines between them.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(scatting) Mah nat mah nat ma oo Mah nat mah nat ma oo ... (etc.)

(This scatting session goes on much longer. As the girls stare, he slows down, clears his throat, gathers his composure and they all sing together again.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(scatting) Mah neet mah mah mah moh Mahna mahna mah mah moh ... (etc.)

(Repeat of the last long scatting session, ending the same way. In this last verse, Bip shakes his head, resigned to singing the song without the freestyle scatting he's trying to sell to the girls.)

Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee) Mahna mahna (Ba tee pa tee pee Little Jerry: I'm sad

Monotones: So sad

Big Jeffy: So sad

Little Jerry: Oh boy am I feeling bad

Monotones: So bad

Big Jeffy: So bad

Little Jerry: I wipe the tears from my eye-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Want to sit down and cry-yi-yi

Monotones: Boo-hoo Whoa-whoa-whoa

Little Jerry: Whoa I'm so blue

Monotones: So blue

Big Jeffy: So blue

Little Jerry: I just don't know what to do

Monotones: What to do

Big Jeffy: What to do

Little Jerry: I'm such an unhappy guy-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Bet you're wondering why-yi-yi

Monotones: Wondering why-aye

Little Jerry: My very best friend left town I climbed a tree but I fell down Baby that's why I don't feel so gra-a-and I lost a shiny dime I went to school, had a lousy time Now I hope that you can understa-ha-ha-ha-ha-hand Why I'm so sad Yeah-yeah-yeah

Big Jeffy: So sad

Little Jerry: Oh boy am I feeling bad Yeah-yeah-yeah

Big Jeffy: So bad

Little Jerry: I wipe the tears from my eye-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Want to sit down and cry-yi-yi

Monotones: Sit down and cry-aye

Little Jerry: When rotten things happen It's ok to feel sad

Big Jeffy (spoken): Oh, Little Jerry. You're so so sad. There are tears on your pillow, and a pain in your heart. There must be a cloud in your head, cause rain keeps falling from your eye-yi-yi. But it's your song Little Jerry, and you can cry if you want to. Oh Little Jerry just looking at you makes me feel so sad. I just wanna cry ...

(Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee (Pa tee pee dee-dee-dee-dee)

(As the song ends, the girls leave Bip standing alone as he sings to the camera with a shrug ...)

Mahna mahna?

Mr. Hooper: What's the name of that song?