I Just Adore Four
sung by Big Bird (Carroll Spinney) and the Tarnish Brothers
I just adore four
The number for me
You can't deplore four
It's less than five, more than three
You can have four doors
Or four dinosaurs
Four janitors
Or even four grocery stores
I just adore four
The number sublime
I love to draw four
It's just an angle and a line
I can't get sore for it's plain you see
I just adore four
The number for me
Ah, yes, I used to fret a lot and fidget
Until I met that dazzling digit
And now you see a brand new me for
I found a number I can be for
And count 1, 2, 3, for (or 4)
(Three male muppets in tuxedos join him)
Men: I just adore four
The number for me
You can't deplore four
It's less than five, more than three
Big Bird: You can have four floors
Or four army corps
Men: Four dresser drawers
Big Bird: Or even four crashing bores
I just adore four
The number sublime
I love to draw four
It's just an angle and a line
I can't get sore for it's plain you see
I just adore four
The number ...
Men: 1, 2, 3 ....
All: For me!
Transcribed by the archive's webmistress Tiny Dancer
Originally released on the album
The Count Counts! The Count's Countdown Show from Radio 1-2-3 (1975)
Children's Records of America
and on the album
Love (1980)
Sesame Street Records (Out of print)
available on the album
The Bird Is The Word - Big Bird's Favorite Songs (CD) and Cassette
also available on the video
Learning About Numbers
and on the video
Big Bird Sings (Video) and on DVD