List of songs from Sesame Street

This is a list of songs from Sesame Street. It includes songs written for or used on the TV series.

List of songs

People contributing significant numbers of songs to the show include Joe Raposo, Christopher Cerf, Jeff Moss, and Al Jarnow.

  • "A Baby's Life", sung by Anything Muppets
  • "'A' You're Adorable", sung by Jack (Jim Henson)
  • "A Little Bit", written and sung by Joe Raposo
  • "A New Way to Walk", sung by The Oinker Sisters, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Mark Saltzman. Later Performed by Destiny's Child.
  • "A Very Simple Dance", originally sung in audio track by David (Northern Calloway) in Bert & Ernie Sing-Along, later sung by Mike (Ward Saxton) and the kids, lyrics by Carol Hall and music by Sam Pottle.
  • "ABC-DEF-GHI", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), written by Jon Stone and Joe Raposo.
  • "Ain't No Road Too Long", by Waylon Jennings, in Follow That Bird
  • "Adding", sung by a lavander Anything Muppet singer (Jerry Nelson) explaining addition by using cookies, Cookie Monster appears and demostrates subtraction by eating the cookies, music by Jeff Moss and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.
  • "Adventure", sung by En Vogue, written by Christopher Cerf.
  • "African Alphabet", sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon and Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), written by Joe Raposo.
  • "African Animal Alphabet", music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside", sung by a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson), music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.
  • "The Alligator King", written and animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley, sung by Turk Murphy and Bud Luckey. Later sung by Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt as both characters, for "The Count Counts".
  • "Air", written by Joe Raposo and Luis Santeiro, performed by Bip Bippadotta (Jim Henson).
  • "Air", written by Christopher Cerf and Emily Kingsley, performed by Guy Smiley (Jim Henson) leading a marching band through the walls of a barbershop, every time the barber (Richard Hunt) says a word out loud that rhymes with "air" to a hard-of-hearing customer (Jerry Nelson).
  • "All by Myself", sung by Prairie Dawn (Fran Brill), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Alone Song" written by Sam Pottle. Later sung by Big Bird.
  • "Alphabet Jungle", written by Dennis Scott and animated by Klasky Csupo.
  • "Amigo", sung by Carlos (Jerry Nelson), Betty Lou (Fran Brill) and other muppets about the Spanish word for friend, written by Carol Hall.
  • "Antarctica", sung by two Anything Muppets (voiced by Paul Jacobs and Ivy Austin) and penguins, written by Emily Kingsley and Christopher Cerf.
  • "'B' is for Bubble" (sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice" and features kids blowing bubbles).
  • "Baa Baa Bamba", sung by Luis (Emilio Delgado) and the Muppet sheep and other animals. In the tune of La Bamba. Written by Joe Raposo and Luis Santeiro.
  • "Baking a Cake", Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop-motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy.
  • "Barn in the USA", sung by Bruce Stringbean (Christopher Cerf) and the S. Street Band. In the tune of Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; written by Christopher Cerf and Emily Kingsley.
  • "The Batty Bat", sung by Count von Count (Jerry Nelson), written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Be My D", sung by Didi O'Dey and the Dew Drops, and written by Donald Alan Siegal and Luis Santeiro.
  • "Beautiful Baby", written by Philip Namanworth and Benjamin Goldstein over footage of babies
  • "Beep", sung by two Anything Muppets, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.
  • "Beginning Middle and End", sung by Paul Jacobs to the tune of And She Was by Talking Heads. Animated by Sally Cruikshank.
  • "Bein' A Pig", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of pigs.
  • "Bein' Green", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), later covered by Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison and many others; written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Believe in Yourself", sung over the years by different characters on the show and audio tracks; it was also covered by Diana Ross, The Neville Brothers, Ray Charles, NSYNC, and other artists. Written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Benny Hop", sung by Benny Rabbit (Kevin Clash), included in Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs.
  • "Bert's Blanket", sung by The Muppet sheep (Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash and Ivy Austin) and Bert (Frank Oz) as they learn how the blanket is made from a sheep's wool, written by Christopher Cerf and Sara Compton.
  • "Best Friends", sung by Telly and Baby Bear and aired in episode #3140 about a phone caller who rudely criticizes Gina and (Savion Glover)'s friendship.
  • "Between", sung by Jeff Redd. Later covered by Wayne Brady.
  • "Big, Bigger, Biggest", written by Christopher Cerf.
  • "Bingo was his name o", accompanied by a short film on how vinyl records are made. Sung by Paul Simon and Harper Simon. The song was later covered by the cast and the honkers for the 1982 album, Sing Along.
  • "Birthday Emotions" sung by John Pizzarelli; written by John Pizzarelli and Luis Santeiro
  • "Black Eye Peas", accompanied by a short film on how glass bottles get recycled. Written by Graham Preskett.
  • "Blue Nosed Gopher", accompanied by a short film on how newspapers get recycled. Written by Graham Preskett.
  • "The Boogie-Woogie Piggies", sung by The Oinker Sisters, written by Tony Geiss.
  • "Bones (Inside of you)", sung by Count Von Count (Jerry Nelson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Born to Add", sung by Bruce Stringbean (Christopher Cerf) and the S. Street Band. Sung in the tune of Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.; written by Christopher Cerf
  • "Bounce Back", sung by Lillian (Lillias White); Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy
  • "Brothers Song", sung by a young boy in both English and Spanish over a young boy bonding with his baby brother, written by Philip Namanworth and Benjamin Goldstein. A rewritten version was sung by Lexine Bondoc, titled "Family Song"
  • "Brushing Down the Doggies", sung by Cecille
  • "Budgie #10 Song", sung by Gene Barretta; written by Gene Barretta
  • "But I Like You", sung by Bert and Ernie (Frank Oz and Jim Henson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • *C in Space", sung by Gene Barretta; written by Gene Barretta
  • "C Is For Cookie", sung by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo; original version directed by Jim Henson.
  • "Calcutta Joe" sung by Jim Thurman, written by Jeff Hale and Anna Dibble
  • "Capital I" written by Steve Zuckerman
  • "Captain Vegetable", sung by the Captain himself (Jim Henson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Caribbean Amphibian", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) in a small island backed by a small frog, a turtle, and an Anything Muppet calypso band, written by Mark Saltzman; Kermit (performed by Steve Whitmire) later sung this song with Jimmy Buffett in Elmopalooza.
  • "Chapel Hat Pegs" sung by Haji Jones, Irish Mike, and Snuffleupagus.
  • "Chopsticks", sung by Kevin Clash with footage of people eating food with chopsticks.
  • "Circles", sung by Herry and Cookie Monster; written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Closer to Me", sung by Elmo, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by David Korr.
  • "Comb Your Face", sung by a monster (Richard Hunt), music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Sara Compton.
  • "Come Follow Me (To The Greenwood Tree)". Animated by Buzzco Associates. Sung by Uncle Edgar the turtle and his nephews on Round singing.
  • "Cookie Disco", sung by Cookie Monster and three female backup vocalists parodying Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft", music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Christopher Cerf.
  • "Cooperation Makes It Happen", sung by Anything Muppets
  • "Count it Higher" – written and sung by Little Chrissy (Christopher Cerf), with backup vocals by The Alphabeats (Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and Jeff Moss) in their debut performance.
  • "Count Me In" – written by Emily Perl Kingsley and Jason Kingsley, composed by Kenny Vaughn
  • "Count Up to Nine", sung by Count Von Count with Ftatateeta and the Bats in their castle, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.
  • "Counting Backwards in Spanish", sung by Count Von Count and a group of backup singers, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.
  • "Counting Crows", sung by the counting crows (actual crows; a parody of the real-life band Counting Crows)
  • "Counting is Wonderful", sung by Count Von Count in The Count Counts and other audio releases, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Emily Kingsley and David Axlerod.
  • "Counting Song (Learning to Count)" – sung by Zoe and Celina (Annette Calud) Eva Maria Noblezada's aunt as a spoof of I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
  • "The Coconut Counting Man", sung by Harry Belafonte with Count Von Count (Jerry Nelson), written by Christopher Cerf.
  • "Cow Dog Song", ("I'm a hard-working dog") – produced, directed, scored, and sung by Fred Wardenburg.
  • "Crocodile Smiles Song", Sung by an opera-singing crocodile about what you do with your teeth. Animated by Michael Sporn.
  • "Daddy Dear" (The `D' Song) music by Bud Luckey, lyrics by Donald Hadley
  • "Daddy Helps with the Dishes", sung by three muppet families about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Luis Santeiro.
  • "Danger's No Stranger", sung by How Now Brown (Christopher Cerf) and the Moo Wave, written by Christopher Cerf and Jon Stone.
  • "Diner Letter P"
  • "Diner Letter R"
  • "Do De Rubber Duck" sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), with Telly (Martin P. Robinson), Oscar (Caroll Spinney), Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), The Count (Jerry Nelson), Biff (Jerry Nelson), Guy Smiley (Jim Henson), Gladys the Cow (Richard Hunt), and Hoots the Owl (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "Do the Dog", sung by Prairie Dawn with a chorus "woofed" by Barkley, written by Christopher Cerf and Joey Mazzarino.
  • "A Bark in the Dark"
  • "Doin' the Pigeon", sung by Bert (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Doll House", written by Alan Robert Scott, Marilyn Lang Scott, and Keith Vernon Textor.
  • "Doo-Wop Hop", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) with backup vocals by Ivy Austin and Cheryl Hardwick; music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics Norman Stiles.
  • "Don't Be Afraid", sung by Paul Jacobs. Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy.
  • "Don't Take Your Ones to Town", written and performed by Johnny Cash; a version of his 1958 hit "Don't Take Your Guns to Town", with new lyrics.
  • "Don't Touch Me", sung by Benny Rabbit.
  • "Don't Walk (That's what the sign says)", sung by Alaina Reed Hall.
  • "Don't Walk", sung by an Anything Muppet Bridegroom (Christopher Cerf), written by Christopher Cerf and Sarah Durkee.
  • "Don't Waste Water", sung by Jerry Nelson over footage of how water is used.
  • "Down Below The Street", sung by Take 6.
  • "Dressed Up", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of birds. A remade version is sung by Ron Marshall over footage of kids dressing up in fancy clothes.
  • "Easy Goin' Day", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), from Follow That Bird
  • "Eating", sung by Joe Raposo. The song features Raposo singing with himself, created through double-tracking.
  • "Eating Cookies All Seasons", sung by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz), Sung to the tune of Makin' Whoopee by Eddie Cantor.
  • "Eight Balls of Fur", sung by Little Chrissy (Christopher Cerf) to the tune of Great Balls of Fire, written by Tony Geiss.
  • "Eight Penny Candy Man," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley. Later sung by Northern Calloway on "The Count Counts."
  • "Eighteen Sandwiches", sung by a female to the tune of I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper
  • "Elmo & The Lavender Moon", sung by Los Lobos, written by David Hidalgo and Luis Santeiro.
  • "Elmo's Song", sung famously by Elmo (Kevin Clash), written by Tony Geiss.
  • "Elmo wrote his name", sung by Elmo, with Big Bird, Susan Robinson (Loretta Long) and some anything muppets, lyrics by David Korr and music by Stephen Lawrence; included on The Best of Elmo album.
  • "Exercise", sung by Betty Lou (Fran Brill), Grover (Frank Oz) and a chorus of generic Muppets; a parody of "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John, written by Cheryl Hardwick and Maggie Bloomfield.
  • "Everybody Eats", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Everybody Sleeps", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Everybody's Song", sung by Bip Bippadotta and the Androoze Sisters, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Everyone Likes Ice Cream", written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Everyone Makes Mistakes", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Everyone Needs a Friend", sung by Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus to their new friend Abby Cadabby (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph), written by Tony Geiss.
  • "Face Facts", sung by Lillian (Lillias White)
  • "Fat Cat Sat Hat", sung by Bip Bippadotta (Jim Henson) and three Anything Muppets (Jerry Nelson green, Frank Oz blue, Jim Henson lavender), written by Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss.
  • "Feeling All Right With Five", to accompany a film on swimming penguins, first season
  • "Feelin' Good/Feelin' Bad", sung by Bert and Ernie, lyrics by David Axlerod and music by Sam Pottle.
  • "Five Feet High and Rising", written and performed by Johnny Cash.
  • "Five Jive", rapped by Elmo (Kevin Clash) and sung by two backup singers about the number 5 in a similar manner to MC Hammer, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Norman Stiles.
  • "Five People in My Family", sung by a Muppet family, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Follow the Arrows", sung by Luis (Emilio Delgado), written by Peter Howard and Emily Kingsley
  • "Follow Directions", sung by Paul Jacobs; animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used for Teeny Little Super Guy.
  • "Four Big Lions," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Four Seasons Song", sung by a female vocalist over animation, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "From Your Head", sung by Betty Carter, written by Jeff Moss and animated by Sally Cruikshank. Later sung by Diane Schuur and Elmo.
  • "Frazzle", sung by Frazzle and the Frazzletones, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.
  • "Fruit Song", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of kids eating fruit.
  • "Funny Farm," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Furry Blue Mommy of Mine", sung by Herry Monster, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.
  • "Furry Happy Monsters", sung by R.E.M, joined by a Kate Pierson Anything Muppet and the monsters (including the Two-Headed Monster), a parody of the group's song "Shiny Happy People".
  • "Fuzzy and Blue", sung by Grover, Herry Monster and Cookie Monster, eventually, Frazzle interrupts the song because he wants to be in it, despite not being blue, so they change it to "Fuzzy and Blue and Orange". Lyrics by David Axlerod and music by Stephen Lawrence.
  • "Game of Make Believe", sung by Cecille
  • "The Garbage Man Blues" accompanying a film about what the garbage truck does.
  • "Get Your Body Busy", performed by Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk
  • "Girl of the World", sung by Zoe, Prairie Dawn (both; Fran Brill), Rosita (Carmen Osbahr), and Betty Lou (Lisa Buckley), to the tune of the feminist anthem "I'm a Woman", music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Goodbye Garbage!", aired in episode #198
  • "Good Morning, Mister Sun", sung by Big Bird
  • "Good Morning, Morning", sung by Herry Monster (Jerry Nelson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Grasshopper", waltz instrumental by Joe Raposo, features a piano and harpsichord, created for an animal film
  • "Green Grows The Rushes Go", sung by Uncle Edgar the Turtle and his kids. Animated by Buzzco Associates.
  • "Grow High, Grow Low" sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), with a tomato (Camille Bonora), a potato (Jerry Nelson), a lettuce (Richard Hunt), a zucchini (Martin P. Robinson), and a beet (Kevin Clash). Music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Luis Santeiro.
  • "Habanera", an aria from the opera Carmen by Bizet, sung by a stop-motion animated orange lady.
  • "Hand Talk", sung by 14 Karat Soul, written by Christopher Cerf and Nancy Sans
  • "Handful of Crumbs", sung by Cookie Monster, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • 'Happiness", sung by the entire cast. Originally from the Broadway musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
  • "Happy Happiness" sung by Tyrone Davis over footage of kids at the beach, written by Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee.
  • "Happy Tappin' with Elmo", sung by Elmo (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf.
  • "Happy To Meet You" sung by Celine Dion and Herry Monster, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Has Anybody Seen my Dog?", sung by Marty (Jerry Nelson) and Grover (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Hawk", instrumental by Joe Raposo, created for an animal film
  • "Healthy Food" sung by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) to the tune of Walk This Way by Run DMC, written by Christopher Cerf.
  • "Heavy and Light". sung by Elmo and Telly, written by Christopher Cerf and Sarah Durkee.
  • "Hello, Sammy" sung by Carol Channing, Sammy the Snake (Jim Henson), and the chorus girl S's. In the tune of "Hello, Dolly!".
  • "Here We Are" sung by two cartoon cacti. Animated by Julie Zammarchi
  • "Hey, Diddle Diddle (The Cat in the Fiddle)", sung by Uncle Edgar the Banjo playing turtle and his kids. Animated by Buzzco Associates.
  • "Hey Food" sung by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) and The Beetles (Christopher Cerf and Richard Hunt), to the tune of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "High, Middle, Low", sung by an Anything Muppet barbershop trio, voiced by Jerry Nelson (high), Joe Raposo (middle) and Jeff Moss (low), music by Jeff Moss and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.
  • "Hold My Hand" sung by Hootie and the Blowfish with muppets and kids teaching them to hold their hands to their adults while crossing a street.
  • "Home to Me", sung by three Anything Muppet children (Jim Henson, Fran Brill and Richard Hunt) about their homes, written by Joe Raposo and Luis Santeiro.
  • "The Honker Duckie Dinger Jamboree" sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "Honk Around the Clock", sung by Christopher Cerf as he accompanies the honkers, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Tony Geiss.
  • "How Do You Get from Here to There?", sung by anything muppets (Jim Henson, Marilyn Sokol and Jerry Nelson), written By Jeff Moss.
  • "I Am a Fine Musician"
  • "I Am The World", sung by Gloria Globe, music by Stephen Lawrence and lyrics by Mark Saltzman.
  • "I Am Chicken", sung by a Chicken (Louise Gold) and a chorus of backup hens, parodying I Am Woman, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "I Can Sing", sung by Herry Monster and an Anything Muppet named Louisey, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "(I Can't Get No) Cooperation", sung by The Cobble Stones (Christopher Cerf) to the tune of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, written by Christopher Cerf and Sharon Lerner.
  • "Dance Myself To Sleep" sung by Ernie, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "I Got a Song", sung by Ray Charles with Ernie and Bert, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.
  • "I Heard My Dog Bark", sung by Gordon (Roscoe Orman) singing the main body, assisted by Bob, Susan, Uncle Wally, and the kids; written by Jeff Moss.
  • "I Just Adore Four", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) and the Tarnish Brothers (Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt), music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Joseph A. Bailey.
  • "I Love Being a Pig", sung by Joe Raposo, written by Derek Lamb over footage of a pig's body, snout, and tail (film first used in Episode
  1. 179)

References
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