The Letter O
sung by Queen Latifah
with Telly Monster (Martin P. Robinson),
Prairie Dawn (Fran Brill), and Mary Monster (Joe Mazzarino)
Queen Latifah: (spoken) Oh yeah! Queen Latifah's in the house!
I got my safari sisters with me; Mary and Prairie.
Mary and Prairie: Oh yeah!
We're about to get into this tune about the letter ... uh ...
What's the name of that letter? Oh yeah! That's the letter O!
Mary and Prairie: That's the letter O!
That's the letter O!
Mary and Prairie: That's the letter O!
All: That's the letter, that's the letter, that's the letter O!
Queen Latifah: (sung)
Now, one day I was chillin' on Sesame Street
Hangin' with my home girls rocking to the beat
When Telly came along and he was feeling kinda blue
He said:
Telly: I lost my letter O, what should I do?
Queen Latifah: Now don't worry, Telly, Queen Latifah's in the house
We'll find the letter O like a cat finds a mouse
Like a bee finds honey
Or a joke ya find funny
Trust in the queen 'cause I'm on the money
Searched high and low in Mr. Hooper's store
The counter, the cabinets, down to the floor
Still the letter O could not be found
I thought it'd be so simple 'cause its shape is so round
See, it's found in words like "open" and "wow"
It's found in "octopus"
It's found in "cow"
There's an O in "one", say!
Mary and Prairie: One, two, three!
And check out the alphabet between N and P
Or at the end of "do" or in the middle of "you"
Telly: But where's my O, if I only knew
Queen Latifah: Word, this is a letter, that I'd know ya love
So say yo, that's the letter O!
Mary and Prairie: That's the letter O!
That's the letter O!
Mary and Prairie: That's the letter O!
All: That's the letter, that's the letter, that's the letter O!
Queen Latifah: So, we kept on searching for Telly's O
But where it could be found, we just didn't know
Yeah, I'm telling you things seemed really whack
When we saw Telly's O behind Telly's back
It wiggled to the left, and it wiggled to the right
But when we tried to grab it, it jumped out of sight
Telly: Now where in the world did Telly's O go?
I don't know but we gotta find it
Queen Latifah: Now don't feel bad, Telly, I'll think of a plan
Just how to get that O back in your hand
Telly: Tell me, Queen Latifah, what should I do?
I miss my O
Boo-hoo! Boo-hoo!
Queen Latifah: Just ease on out like you don't even care
And before you know it, that O will be there
See, chasing your O may not be the thing to do
Sometimes when you wait, it'll come to you
Leave it alone and it'll come on home
Like a little lost doggie when he misses his bone
We tipped to the street
And who decided to show?
Say yo, that's the letter O!
Mary, Prairie, and Telly: That's the letter O!
That's the letter O!
Mary, Prairie, and Telly: That's the letter O!
All: That's the letter, that's the letter, that's the letter O!
Transcribed by CookieCountDawn
available on the DVD
What's The Name Of That Song? (2004), also available on Video