I Refuse to Sing Along


Ernie: Gee, Bert, it's so much fun, I know you'll like it once we've begun

Bert: Ernie, I've gotta wash my hair, I've gotta scrub my toes

Ernie: We Bert, will have a ball, if I can get you to sing at all

Bert: No, I refuse to sing along I won't
So please don't ask me if I want to 'cause I don't
Although for you I would do almost anything
Along is one way which I do not want to sing

Ernie: Ole Buddy, it'll make you happy
When you start to sing a snappy
Little number that will bounce you right along

Bert: No!

Ernie: Like "Farmer In The Dell" or "Old McDonald Had A Farm" or maybe "What's The Name Of That Song"

Bert: No

Ernie: So if you have a lot of choice,
You'll love it that you've got a voice
And even though the notes you sing are wrong

Bert: ERNIE!!

Ernie: You'll do a favor for us
If you lift your voice in chorus
For a swinging sing along song

(Duet: singing these parts at the same time)

Bert: I refuse to sing along I won't
So please don't ask me if I want to 'cause I don't
Although for you I would do almost anything
Along is one way which I do not want to sing

Ernie: Ole Buddy, it'll make you happy
When you start to sing a snappy
Little number that will bounce you right along
Like "Farmer In The Dell" or "Old McDonald Had A Farm" or maybe "What's The Name Of That Song"
So if you have a lot of choice,
You'll love it that you've got a voice
And even though the notes you sing are wrong
You'll do a favor for us
If you lift your voice in chorus
For a swinging sing along song

Bert: Ernie!!!

Ernie: Please Bert, you'll like it too
We'll sing together, just me and you

Bert: AARGH!!
No, I refuse to sing along that's it!!!!
And in the bathroom it's ridiculous, I quit!! That's that!
That's that!

Ernie: Gee Bert, that was terrific!

Transcribed by a group effort, bless ALL their cotton socks:

Christina Ferrara, Mark Feldman, Lora Duenez-Givens & Tony Duenez and Alison Torrillo and her brother, Craig Torrillo


Originally released on the album

Bert & Ernie Sing-Along

Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975) Children's Records of America

and on the album

At Home With Ernie and Bert

At Home With Ernie and Bert (1979)