Let A Frown Be Your Umbrella
(Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella)
sung by Farley and Oscar the Grouch (Carroll Spinney)
not complete
Farley: Once I met a happy little bluebird
He was just as blue as he could be
In a little while
He began to smile
When he sang this merry song to me:
“Just let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day ...”
Oscar [interrupting angrily]: What is this? Hey, hold it! [Music ends.] Farley!
Farley: Oh, hi, Oscar.
Oscar: You are ruining a perfectly rotten rainy day with that sweet little song of yours!
Farley: Oh?
Oscar: That’s not how it goes! It goes like this:
[singing as music starts again]
Just let a frown be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day
And if your grouchie cries, just tell her that a frown will always pay
Whenever skies are gray, don’t worry or fret
A frown will bring the raindrops, and you’ll always get wet
So let a frown be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day!
[There may be some forgotten lines here.]
Farley: Just let a frown be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day
Oscar: And if your grouchie cries, just tell her that a frown will always pay
Farley: Whenever skies are gray, don’t worry or fret
Oscar: A frown will bring the raindrops, and you’ll always get wet
Both: So let a frown be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day!
[Music ends.]
Oscar: There! Now do you understand how the song goes?
Farley: Yeah, but ... I’m not sure I like it
Transcribed by Silvery Shoe
Originally released on the album
Let A Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974) Children's Television Workshop
available on
Oscar's Trashy Songs (CD) and on Cassette