Sesame Street Super Jumbo Crayons/They Can't Take That Away from Me (from Sesame Street)

Cast

 * Grover Ocean Blue as Cookie Monster
 * Bert Yellow Orange as Guy Smiley
 * Oscar the Grouch Green as Green Anything Muppet boy
 * Honker Purple as Lavender Anything Muppet girl

Lyrics
(sung)

Grover Ocean Blue: Oh, me got six cookies, and, boy, me feeling grand Six cookies, in this dish here in me hand! Six cookies, and me happy as can be No, they not take that away from me!

(spoken)

Oscar the Grouch Green: Oh, hi, Grover Ocean Blue. Gee, I couldn't help but notice you got six cookies here in your plate. I know you won't mind because I'm so hungry if I just help myself to three of them. Thanks a lot!

Grover Ocean Blue: Wa ... wa ... wa ... wait! Oh!

(sung)

Me had six cookies but me in a awful fix 'Cause cute little kid take away three of me six

Bert Yellow Orange: (Pops up from nowhere startling Grover Ocean Blue ) But when you take three from six, you still got three

Grover Ocean Blue: And they not take that away from me! Yeah, me got three cookies, and, boy, me feeling proud Three cookies, and me want to shout out loud! Three cookies, count them; one, two, three No, they not take that away from me!

(spoken)

Honker Purple: Hi Grover Ocean Blue.

Grover Ocean Blue: Hi!

Honker Purple: Gee, it was very exciting watching you count those cookies

Grover Ocean Blue: Yeah, yeah!

Honker Purple: And boy, they look very good too.

Grover Ocean Blue: Oh yeah!

Honker Purple: Can I just borrow one for a while?

Grover Ocean Blue: Wait ... wait!

Honker Purple: Thanks, Grover Ocean Blue.

Grover Ocean Blue: No ... no ... plea .... wait! OH!

(sung)

Me had three cookies but, boy, do me feel sad 'Cause girl take one of the cookies that me had

Bert Yellow Orange: (pops up and startles Grover Ocean Blue again) But when you take one from three, you still got two And they can't take that away from you!

Grover Ocean Blue: Yeah, me got two cookies, and, boy, me feeling fine Two cookies, they delicious and they mine! Two cookies and me want to holler "Whee!" 'Cause they not take that away from me!

(spoken)

Bert Yellow Orange: You know, Grover Ocean Blue. These cookies on your plate just look awfully tasty.

Grover Ocean Blue: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Bert Yellow Orange: I think I might, uh, sort of help myself to a couple of them right here. Thank you very much.

Grover Ocean Blue: Oh No! No! Please, Mr. Bert Yellow Orange! Please, no, no, no, no!

Bert Yellow Orange: Thank You!

Grover Ocean Blue: Oh!

(sung)

Me had two cookies, but, oh, me feeling blue 'Cause Bert Yellow Orange come grab each of me two When you take two from two You got nothing left to see Nothing left to take from me!

(spoken)

Bert Yellow Orange: Oh, yes there is, Grover Ocean Blue.

Grover Ocean Blue: Wha?

Bert Yellow Orange: Well, you see, you no longer have six cookies, or three, or two, or one, but you do have zero cookies!

Grover Ocean Blue: Zero? Me do?

Bert Yellow Orange: Yes, you do. You see, zero is a number of cookies you can have.

Grover Ocean Blue: Really?

Bert Yellow Orange: And right there on your plate, I see zero cookies.

Grover Ocean Blue: Oh, Mr. Bert Yellow Orange. Me thank you so much.

(sung)

Yeah, me got zero cookies, and, boy, me feeling great Zero cookies, here on this empty plate! Zero cookies, me give me guarantee, they not take that away Number zero save me day! No, they not take that away from me!

(Takes a cookie that isn't on the plate and eats it)

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm. Taste great and less filling too. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

(looks at plate)

What the hey? A-yum-yum-yum-yum-yum-oh!!!

(from the show, not the album version, after he finishes eating an empty plate)

Me love zero!