Captain Vegetable
Written by Jeff Moss
spoken lines in brackets []
NOTE: Captain Vegetable is a Muppet bunny dressed in a superhero costume.
Don't ask me why! Just sharing for those that haven't seen him.
During one of the spoken parts, either Andy or Eddie or maybe both vigorously nods their head after the Captain's lines, "Do I look like a bad dream?" or "Do I look like a weirdo?"
[Out of his secret garden somewhere in New Jersey comes your newest favorite super hero!]
It is I, Captain Vegetable
With my carrot, and my celery
Eating crunchy vegetables is good for me
And they're good for you, so eat them too
For teeth so strong, your whole life long
Eat celery and carrots by the bunch
Three cheers for me, Captain Vegetable
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
My name is Andy
I love candy
And I eat it whenever I can
If it's handy
Gimme some candy
It's so good and sweet
The perfect treat
It's such a thrill
To eat my fill
And gobble till there's nothing on the plate
Candy is great, but wait!
Andy: [Who are you, some kind of bad dream?]
Captain: [Do I look like a bad dream?]
It is I, Captain Vegetable
With my carrot, and my celery
Eating crunchy vegetables is good for me
And they're good for you, so eat them too
For teeth so strong, your whole life long
Eat celery and carrots by the bunch
(The Captain turns the candy on Andy's plate into carrots and celery)
Three cheers for me, Captain Vegetable
Crunch, crunch, crunch!
(Andy eats the veggies. Captain Vegetable leaves and finds Eddie with a plate of spaghetti)
My name is Eddie
I love spaghetti
So I eat it whenever I can
If it's ready
Gimme spaghetti
It's a lovely thing
It looks like string
It's such a thrill
To eat my fill
And gobble till there's nothing on the plate
Spaghetti is great, but wait!
Eddie: [What are you? Are you some kind of weirdo?]
Captain: [Do I look like a weirdo?
It is I, your newest super hero]
It is I, Captain Vegetable
With my carrot, and my celery
Eating crunchy vegetables is good for me
And they're good for you, so eat them too
For teeth so strong, your whole life long
Eat celery and carrots by the bunch
Three cheers for me, Captain Vegetable
(Eddie tries the carrot or celery Captain Vegetable has with him)
Eddie: [Gee, Captain Vegetable this is the best thing to come around since meatballs!
Three cheers for Captain Vegetable!]
Three cheers for me Captain Vegetable
Crunch crunch crunch!
As transcribed by Jon Cooke with help from Silvery Shoe
released on the album
Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1992)
Golden
available on the album
Silly Songs (CD) or Cassette
and on the DVD
What's The Name Of That Song? (DVD) and on Video
also available on the 3-CD Box Set
Songs From The Street: 35 Years Of Music