The Ha-Ha-Ha Song
sung by Harvey Kneeslapper, Herry Monster (Jerry Nelson)
and Big Bird (Carroll Spinney)
Written by Jerry Juhl and Joe Raposo
Big Bird: Is everybody ready?
All of the other Muppets: Yeah!
Big Bird: What's the next letter of the alphabet?
All of the other Muppets: "H"!
Big Bird: O.K. Let's everyone sing this one. Here we go.
(Music starts)
The letter "H" song with all those funny words that start up with a "huh" sound.
Harvey Kneeslapper, you go first.
Harvey: O.K. Here it goes. (laughs) Great.
A hamster ate a handkerchief, a hammer and a hoe
He ate a hundred herring and a hawk who said "Hello"
This hamster ate a pickle jar, a house and then a log
And then he got the hiccups and he turned into a hog!
(Harvey laughs)
Harvey, Herry, Big Bird: Ha ha ha ha ho ho hee
That's about as funny as it can be
Hee hee hee hee ha ha ho
"H" is the letter that we love so!
Harvey: O.K., Herry. It's your turn.
Herry: Got it now. Here we go.
A horse named Harvey Highersoup was hiking up the hill
And then he met a halibut who went to Honkerville
He had to play harmonica, and honked another horn
So they hooted and they honked until the night became the morn
(laughs) I like that!
Harvey, Herry, Big Bird: Ha ha ha ha ho ho hee
That's about as funny as it can be
Hee hee hee hee ha ha ho
"H" is the letter that we love so!
Herry: O.K., Big Bird. Go!
Big Bird: O.K. Listen to this. (giggles)
Oh, Henry Hippopotamus went hopping in the air
Until he hit a table and got honey on his hair
This handsome hippopotamus, I strongly must confess
Was not a hippopotamus, but a "hippo-pot-a-mess"!
(Big Bird laughs)
Harvey, Herry: Awwwww!
Harvey, Herry, Big Bird: Ha ha ha ha ho ho hee
That's about as funny as it can be
Hee hee hee hee ha ha ho
"H" is the letter that we love so!
(Music ends) (All of the Muppets cheer)
Transcribed by Robert Moszenberg and William Powell
Originally released on
The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971)
Children's Television Workshop
The same album was reissued in 1996 as
Sing The Alphabet (CD) and on Cassette
also released on the album
Big Bird Sings! (1974)
Children's Records of America