Sesame Street Around the Corner socks/Lonesome Joan (from Sesame Street)

Cast

 * Zoe Pumpkin as Ernie
 * Big Bird Yellow as Bert

Lyrics
Big Bird Yellow: Okay, Zoe Pumpkin. You're ready?

Zoe Pumpkin: Sure am, Big Bird Yellow. And I've got my piano all in tuned.

Big Bird Yellow: Good, because me and my bass are all ready to groove.

Zoe Pumpkin: Oh, good. Then why don't you introduce the song?

Big Bird Yellow: Oh, okay. (clears throat) Zoe Pumpkin and I are going to sing a song about a girl who had a little trouble learning to how to do things and this girl's name was Lonesome Joan, which is also the name of our song. (clears throat) Hit it.

Zoe Pumpkin: Okay, Big Bird Yellow old pardner. Let her rip!

Big Bird Yellow: (spoken) Okay, buckaroo Zoe Pumpkin. (singing) Let me tell you all a story 'bout a girl named Lonesome Joan When she was three she thought she'd try to tie her shoe Her Momma said, "I'll show you how!" She pushed her Mom aside "I'll do it alone," said Lonesome Joan And her laces stayed untied

Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Joan Big Bird Yellow: Felt she had to do everything alone (Yahoo!) Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : She said, "I don't need no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Joan

Zoe Pumpkin: Well, she got a little older -- thought she'd learn to read and write Her teacher tried to help her Joan yelled, "Get out of my sight!" So she never learned to write her name or even read a book And all alone she never learned to swim or skate or count or cook

Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Joan Zoe Pumpkin: Felt she had to do everything alone Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : She said, "I don't need no help, I can do it by myself" Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Joan

Big Bird Yellow: (spoken) Here I go! (singing) Well, time went by and Joan grew old as people sometimes will When Joan was 81 years old, she met a girl named Lil Lil said, "Joan, it's just ridiculous the things that you can't do! Joan, you're an 80 year old woman -- Time you learn to tie your shoe!"

Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Joan You don't have to do everything alone You can use a little help Don't have to do it by yourself Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Joan

Big Bird Yellow: Go, Zoe Pumpkin!

Zoe Pumpkin: So Lil taught Joan to read and write and tie her shoe and more And Joan lived to the happy age of a hundred and forty four ( Big Bird Yellow: Wow! ) So be sure you learned a lesson From that old girl, Lonesome Joan ( Big Bird Yellow: What's that? ) When you're trying for the first time, You don't have to try alone

Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : Oh, Lonesome Joan, Lonesome Joan You don't have to do everything alone Zoe Pumpkin: You can use a little help Big Bird Yellow: Don't have to do it by yourself Zoe Pumpkin and Big Bird Yellow : Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Joan Oh, Lonesome, Lonesome Joan

Big Bird Yellow: Yippie tie yie, pardners!