J Friends
performed by the Anything Muppets
Written by Jeffrey Moss
(c)1971 by Festival Attractions, Inc. (ASCAP)
(spoken)
Man #1: A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I ... Hey, you know what letter comes after "I"?
Man #2, Man #3, Woman: "J"!
Man #1: Right. And whenever I think of the letter "J", I think of all my friends whose names begin with the letter "J" like...
(sung)
"J", Joe, wearing jeans
Got himself a pocket full of jelly beans
"J", Joe, jeans, and his jelly beans
Hey, let's sing a song about "J"
(spoken)
Man #2: Hey, you know, I've got a friend whose name begins with "J", too.
Man #1: Is that right?
Man #2: Yeah. Let me tell you about her.
(sung)
"J", Jane, jumping down the lane
Joking and a-jiving
Well, that's just like Jane
Man #1, Man #2: "J", Jane, jumping Jane
"J", Joe, jeans, and his jelly beans
Hey, let's sing a song about "J"
(spoken)
Woman: Hey, you know what, fellas?
Man #2: What's that?
Woman: I've got a "J" friend, too.
Man #2: Oh yeah?
Woman: Yeah!
Man #2: Tell us about him.
(sung)
Woman: "J", Jim, he's tall and slim
He's got a jar of jam
Let's join with him
Man #1, Man #2, Woman: "J", Jim, let's join with Jim
"J", Jane, well, let's jump with Jane
"J", Joe, jeans, and his jelly beans
Hey, let's sing a song about "J"
(spoken)
Man #3: I have one, too. My friend, Joan
Man #1: Tell us about her.
Man #3: O.K. Here it goes.
(sung)
"J", Joan, jawing on the phone
Hear it jingle, hear it jangle
Well, it's just for Joan
All: "J", Joan, yes, jingle jangle Joan
"J", Jim, let's join with Jim
"J", Jane, well, let's jump with Jane
"J", Joe, jeans, and his jelly beans
Hey, let's sing a song about "J"
"J"
Transcribed by Jenn and Steve Lewis 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
Letters ... And Numbers, Too (1974)
Children's Television Workshop
available on the video
Do The Alphabet and on DVD
available on the CD-ROM
Available on the 3-DVD Set
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2006)