The Classic Rhyming Song
sung by Bip Bipadotta (Jim Henson) and his buddies
Bip Bipadotta: Fat
Green guy: Cat
Blue guy: Sat
Violet guy: Hat
gg: Fat
bg: Fat
vg: (pause) Fat
gg: Cat
bg: Cat
vg: (pause) Cat
gg: Sat
bg: Sat
vg: (pause) Sat
gg: Hat
bg: Hat
vg: (pause) Hat
Bip Bipadotta: (bursting in) A fat cat sat on a hat, saw a rat on the mat, got a bat, had a chat with a gnat that he'd pat in a vat that was flat, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(quieter) Oh... yeah
Sorry about that
Small
gg: Ball
bg: Tall
vg: Wall
gg: Small
bg: Small
vg: (pause) Small
gg: Ball
bg: Ball
vg: (pause) Ball
gg: Tall
bg: Tall
vg: (pause) Tall
gg: Wall
bg: Wall
vg: (pause) Wall
Bip Bipadotta: (bursting in) See the small ball on the tall wall, see it fall in a hall, see it crawl, give its all its call, "Hi, y'all!" see it stall, wear a shawl, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(Quieter) Oh, yeah (sighs)
Red
gg: Head
bg: Fed
vg: Bread
gg: Red
bg: Red
vg: (pause) Red
gg: Head
bg: Head
vg: (pause) Head
gg: Fed
bg: Fed
vg: (pause) Fed
gg: Bread
bg: Bread
vg: (pause) Bread
Bip Bipadotta: (bursting in) See the red head bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed but he fled instead out ahead up to Ted in his bed and he said...
(All glare at him as he continues, shrinking down)
Red, head, fed, bread
Small, ball, tall, wall
Fat, cat, sat, hat
And that's that!
gg, bg, & vg: SCAT!!!
Transcribed by Jen Finlayson, pic from Mikealan802@aol.com
available on
Bert & Ernie's Word Play (DVD) and Video
Available on the 3-DVD Set
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2006)