Sesame Street Avalon 12 Crayons/It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish (from The Muppet Show)

Cast

 * Snuffle-Upagus Brown as Rowlf the Dog
 * Ernie Orange as Scooter

Lyrics
( Snuffle-Upagus Brown plays the piano and sings slowly.)

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: It's not where you start — it's where you finish. It's not how you go — it's how you land. A hundred-to-one shot, they call him a klutz, Can outrun the favorite — all he needs is the guts! Your final return will not diminish, And you can be the cream of the crop. It's not where you start, it's where you finish, And I'm gonna finish on—

Ernie Orange: Snuffle-Upagus Brown — hey, Snuffle-Upagus Brown, listen. Sesame Street Green says you sang the song too quick. You're gonna have to sing it again, but you only have a minute, OK?

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: All right. Here we go— (He picks up the tempo.) It's not where you start — it's where you finish. It's not how you go — it's how you land. A hundred-to-one shot, they call him a klutz, Can outrun the favorite — all he needs is the guts — how am I doing? Your final return will not diminish, And you can be the cream of the crop. It's not where you start, it's where you finish, And I'm gonna finish on—

Ernie Orange: (rapidly) Hey, Snuffle-Upagus Brown, Snuffle-Upagus Brown, listen. It's my uncle's favorite song. He says he'd like to hear it one more time, but you only have 20 seconds. All right, hit it!

( He REALLY picks up the tempo this time. Ernie Orange checks his watch.)

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: It's not where you start — it's where you finish. It's not how you go — it's how you land.

Ernie Orange: That's fifteen seconds!

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: A hundred-to-one shot, they call him a klutz, Can outrun the favorite — all he needs is the guts!

Ernie Orange: Ten seconds!

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: Your final return will not diminish, And you can be the cream of the crop.

Ernie Orange: Five seconds! Four!

Snuffle-Upagus Brown: It's not where you start, it's where you finish,

Ernie Orange: Three … two …

Snuffle-Upagus Orange: And I'm gonna finish on TIME!

( He collapses, out of breath.)

Ernie Orange: Nearly.