Open Sesame/Bein' Green (from The Muppet Show episode 219)

Cast

 * Oscar's Bridge to Reading Book as Kermit the Frog

Lyrics
(Main stage. Oscar's Bridge to Reading Book enters.)

Oscar's Bridge to Reading Book: Uh... uh, ladies and gentlemen, I don't know how to tell you this, uh, but uh, frankly, the next act can't make it. They're otherwise engaged with a lot of orange sauce, I'm afraid. Anyhow, I don't have anything to replace it.

(The curtain opens behind him, revealing a blank set.)

Oscar's Bridge to Reading Book: Oh, boy. You may have noticed that we're not terribly well organized around here, and … and tonight I'm just barely making it, I don't know... sometimes it's very difficult.

(Music swells up as he goes to sit on a crate. As he sings "Bein' Green", the stage gradually fills with a swamp setting.)

Oscar's Bridge to Reading Book: It's not that easy bein' green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold Or something much more colorful like that

It's not easy bein' green It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water Or stars in the sky

But green's the color of Spring And green can be cool and friendly-like And green can be big like an ocean Or important like a mountain Or tall like a tree

When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why But why wonder, why wonder? I am green and it'll do fine It's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be