Big Bird Can't Fly
sung by Big Bird (Carroll Spinney) and The Squirrelles (Lillias White, Tawatha Agee and Yvonne Lewis)
to the tune of "Big Girls Don't Cry", sort of
Spoken:
Lead Squirrel: Now we're gonna sing a song for you, about a bird we all know who doesn't fly. Right girls?
Other Squirrels: Right!
Sung:
Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
Big Bird: I don't fly
Squirrelles: Big Bird doesn't fly
Big Bird: I don't fly, I just walk on by
Squirrelles: Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
He can hop
And he can skip right to the Fix-It Shop
He likes to roller-skate
But, my, oh my
Big Bird: I just can't fly
Squirrelles: Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
He can waddle with the best
And he can leap-frog right to his nest
He walks backwards easy as pie
But, my, oh my
Big Bird: I just don't fly
Squirrelles: Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
He knows how to chase
He comes first in a three-legged race
He'll even jitter-bug
But, I don't know why, he just don't fly
I don't know why
He just don't fly
Big Bird doesn't fly
No, no
Big Bird doesn't fly
Spoken: You're in great voice today, girls!
So, Big Bird, tell us, why don't you fly?
Others: Yeah, why?
Big Bird: I just haven't learned yet. But, you know, I've heard that some squirrels can fly.
Squirrelles: Really? Let's try it, girls! A-one, a-two, a-three ... (they jump up, trying to fly, then fall to the ground, giggling)
Big Bird: Must be some other kind of squirrel. Are you okay, girls?
Squirrelles: Yeah! We're fine!
Transcribed by the archive's high-flying webmistress Tiny Dancer
available on the video
Big Bird Sings (Video) and on DVD