Wonderful Me
sung by Big Bird (Carroll Spinney)
NOTE: Oscar did his own version of this song, please send it in if you know it!
Who looks exactly the way that I look?
Me!
When I am reading, who's holding the book?
Me!
When I want dinner, who always will feed me?
Who's always handy whenever I need me?
Firm as a feather in all kinds of weather,
Me, me, wonderful me!
Who is at home when I sit on my nest?
Me!
Who wears no clothes but is perfectly dressed?
Me!
And if I wake up at night and I turn on the light,
and I look in the mirror,
Hey gee, guess
Who I see there.
Wonderful me!
Once I was small,
Small as a seed.
Now I am tall,
Now I can read.
Born up a tree,
Now I am free-
I'm an I, I'm a me.
Who is the bird who is happy and proud?
Me!
Who is a bird who stands out in a crowd?
Me!
Who makes me dance
When the music is jivy?
Who do I scratch when
I have poison ivy?
Who is the fellow that's
Fluffy and yellow?
Me, me, wonderful me!
Who says I'm right even
When I am wrong? Me!
Who is the bird who is
Singing this song? Me!
And when I get very old
And my feathers turn to gold,
And my age is a hundred
And Three,
Who will I still be?
Uh, oh, what's the next
Word? I forgot.
Oh, rats. Where did
I put the lyrics?
Oh Me! Wonderful Me!
Transcribed by Dave Frey
Originally released on the album
Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977)
and on the album
Love (1980)
Sesame Street Records (Out of print)
available on the album
The Bird Is The Word - Big Bird's Favorite Songs (CD) and on Cassette
Oscar's version available on
Oscar's Trashy Songs (CD) and on Cassette