The Sound of the Letter "A"

sung by Big Bird (Carroll Spinney)
Written by Jeffrey Moss

Alligators and Acrobats, Antelopes and Alleycats,
Those are words that begin with ... the "A" sound!
Animals living in the zoo, the Alphabet, and an Apple too,
Those are words that begin with ... the "A" sound!

And if by chance, it happens your name is Alice ...
Or Ann, or Albert,
Then you can say ...
To everybody

"My name is Alice, Ann, or Al-bert,
And my name begins with the sound of the letter 'A'!"

(conversation with Ant named Ambercrombe)

And if by chance it happens your name is Alice ...
Or Ann or Albert,
Than you can say ...
To everybody

"My name is Alice, Ann, or Al-bert,
And my name begins with the sound of the letter 'A'!"
The letter "A"
The letter "A!"

Transcribed by Christina Ferrara and William Powell


Originally released on

The Muppet Alphabet Album

The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971)
Children's Television Workshop

The same album was reissued in 1996 as

Sing The Alphabet

Sing The Alphabet (CD)
and on Cassette

also released on the album

Big Bird Sings!

Big Bird Sings! (1974)
Children's Records of America

and available on the album

The Bird Is The Word

The Bird Is The Word - Big Bird's Favorite Songs (CD)
and on Cassette