I Love Trash
sung by Oscar the Grouch (Carroll Spinney)
Written by Jeff Moss
1970 Festival Attractions, Inc. (ASCAP)
Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash
I have here a sneaker that's tattered and worn
It's all full of holes and the laces are torn
A gift from my mother the day I was born
I love it because it's trash
Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash
I have here some newspaper thirteen months old
I wrapped fish inside it; it's smelly and cold
But I wouldn't trade it for a big pot o' gold!
I love it because it's trash
Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash
I've a clock that won't work
And an old telephone
A broken umbrella, a rusty trombone
And I am delighted to call them my own!
I love them because they're trash
Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love, I love, I love trash!
Transcribed by Kevin Arthur
I Love Trash
this version sung by Steven Tyler, who else?!
from Elmopalooza!
You want to talk some trash?
Oh, I love trash
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yeah, I love trash
I got me a sneaker that's tattered and worn
It's all full of holes and the laces are torn
A gift from my mama the day I was born
I love it because it's trash
Oh, I love trash
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yeah, I dig trash
I got me a newspaper thirteen months old
I've wrapped up a fish
And it's smelly and cold
But I wouldn't trade it for a big pot of gold
I love it because it's trash
I love it because it's trash
I've got a clock that won't work
And an ol' microphone
A broken umbrella and a rusty trombone
And I'm delighted to call them my own
I love them because they're trash
Oh, I love trash
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yeah, I love
Yeah, I love
Trash!
Transcribed by the archive's webmistress Tiny Dancer
We Love Trash
another version sung by Oscar the Grouch (Carroll Spinney)
and his niece Irvine Grouch (Kevin Clash)
Oscar (spoken): Okay now, Irvine, listen up. I'm going to remind you what it means to be a grouch!
(sung)
Oh, grouches love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Oh, we love trash!
(Irvine: Heh!)
I have here a sneaker that's tattered and worn
It's all full of holes and the laces are torn
A gift from my mother the day I was born
I love it because it's trash!
(throws the worn, torn sneaker behind him and the sound of a cracked window is heard)
Oh, we love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Oh, we love trash, heh, heh
I have here some newspaper thirteen months old
I've wrapped fish inside it; it's smelly and cold
But I wouldn't trade it for a big pot of gold!
I love it because it's trash!
(throws the fish wrapped in newspaper behind him and Irvine starts to sing, well sing in baby words)
Oh, we love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Oh, we love, we love, weeeeeee love trash!
Transcribed by CookieCountDawn
Originally released on
The Sesame Street Book & Record - Original Cast (1970)
Columbia
and on the album
Sing The Hit Songs of Sesame Street (1974)
Children's Records of America
and on the album
Let A Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974)
Children's Television Workshop
and on the album
Sesame Street Silver - 10th Anniversary Album (1978)
Children's Television Workshop (Out of print)
available on the album
Platinum All-Time Favorites (CD) and Cassette
also available on
Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1995) DVD and Video
and on the video
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday and DVD
also available on
We Are All Earthlings (Cassette)
and on the album
Oscar's Trashy Songs (CD) and Cassette
Steven Tyler's version available on
Elmopalooza! (CD), Video, Cassette and DVD
and on the album
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland - Original Soundtrack (CD)
also available on the 3-CD Box Set (Oscar's version and Steven Tyler's)
Songs From The Street: 35 Years Of Music
Original version (when Oscar was orange) available on the 3-DVD Set
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2006)
In other words, no reason NOT to have it! ;-)