Sesame Street Crayons/Tit Willow (from The Muppet Show)

Cast

 * Baby Bear Beary Brown as Rowlf the Dog
 * Ernie Clear Sky Blue as Sam the Eagle

Lyrics
( Baby Bear Beary Brown plays the piano. Ernie Clear Sky Blue looks over a piece of sheet music.)

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Uh, so what do I do here?

Baby Bear Beary Brown: Oh, Ernie Clear Sky Blue, you just play the part of the bird. I mean, it's not written for an eagle, but uh …

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Well, is this cultural?

Baby Bear Beary Brown: Oh, yeah. This is light opera. Gilbert and Sullivan.

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Mm. Begin.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: On a tree by the river, a little tomtit sang … Uh, this is your part, Ernie Clear Sky Blue.

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: (reading) Willow … tit willow … tit willow.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: And I said to him, "Dickeybird …" See, that - that's you, Ernie Clear Sky Blue. You play the part of the dickeybird. "Why do you sit, singing …"

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: (gives him a blank look) Dickeybird? (nods, sighs) Willow … tit willow … tit willow.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: "Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?" I cried … Not meaning you, Ernie Clear Sky Blue.

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Mm. Yes, yes.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: "Or a rather tough worm in your little inside?" With a shake of his poor little head, he replied …

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Uh, willow … tit willow … tit willow.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: Mm-hm. Now I feel just as sure as I'm sure that my name isn't …

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Willow, tit willow, tit willow.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: That 'twas blighted affection that made him exclaim…

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: (aside) You wanna do this? (catches up) Uh, willow, tit willow, tit willow.

Baby Bear Beary Brown: And if you remain callous and obdurate, I …

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: What's "obdurate"?

Baby Bear Beary Brown: I don't know, Ernie Clear Sky Blue. Shall perish as he did, and you will know why. Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die … This is the last one, Ernie Clear Sky Blue.

Ernie Clear Sky Blue: Willow … tit willow … tit willow. … Why are they laughing?

(laughing)