That’s What Reading's All About

with Farley (Jerry Nelson)
and Same Sound Brown (Northern Calloway aka "David")

pics courtesy of Tough Pigs


Same Sound Brown Same Sound Brown


[Farley is standing in front of a blackboard with the words MAN and FUN on it.
Same Sound Brown enters. The first parts of this are spoken.]

Farley: Same Sound Brown, could you help me with something?

Same Sound Brown: Farley, my man, I'll do what I can.

Farley: I’m trying to read this word, but I’m not having very much luck.

[Jazzy music starts]

Same Sound Brown: Now, listen up, Farley, here's all you need
For the down-home basics of learning to read


Same Sound Brown Same Sound Brown



[singing]

You start at the front, and you move to the rear
And you say each sound out loud and clear
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN!”
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN!”
Then you run the sounds together and you smooth ‘em out
And that’s what readin' is all about!

You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN”, yeah!
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN”, yeah!
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN”
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN”
You go, “MMMM, AAAA, NNNN”
MMMM, AAAA, NNNN
Man, man, man! MAN! Yeah!

[speaking]

Okay, I’m done. Now you try one.


Farley Farley



Farley [singing]:

I start at the front, and I move to the rear
And I say each sound out loud and clear
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
Then I run the sounds together and I smooth ‘em out
And that’s what reading’s all about!
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
I go, “FFFF, UUUU, NNNN!”
I go, “FFFF, UUNN
Fun, fun, fun, FUN!"


Same Sound Brown Same Sound Brown



[spoken]

Farley: I did it! It’s fun!

Same Sound Brown: Stick with me and I’ll take you far
‘Cause Same Sound Brown’s gonna make you a star!

Farley: Out of sight!

Same Sound Brown: I could read all night!

[They high-five each other and exit]

Transcribed by SilveryShoe@aol.com