Proud
sung by Little Jerry (Jerry Nelson)
and The Monotones (Christopher Cerf, Richard Hunt and Jeff Moss)
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Little Jerry and the Monotones!!!
(The audience goes into a frenzy of screams, cheers, and applause)
Little Jerry: Oh I feel proud
I can tie my shoe myself
So proud
I'm tall enough to reach the shelf
I feel so good inside
I want to shout out loud
I'm prou-wow-wowd
Big Jeffy: He's proud
Little Jerry: I feel proud
I can count from 1 to 10
So proud
I got you for a friend
I feel so good inside
I want to shout out loud
I'm prou-wow-wow-wow-wowd
Little Chrissy: Now Sharon learned to ride a bike
She never thought she could
Rockin' Richard: Richard helped his mother when she went to shop for food
Little Chrissy: Jerry got dressed up real fine
And went on with his crowd
Big Jeffy: And all of them felt proud
Little Jerry: Oh I feel proud
I can say my A-B-C
So proud
I'm happy to be me
I feel so good inside
I want to shout out loud ...
(screaming)
I feel so proud!!
(sung)
Yeah, yeah so prou-wow-wow-wow-wowd
Yeah, yeah proud-proud-proud-proud
(screaming)
Don't you know I feel proud!
I feel so proud!!!
Yeah I'm proud!!!!
Proud!!!!!!!!!
Big Jeffy: He's proud.
(Massive applause from adoring fans)
Transcribed by the proud Henry Stratigacos
Originally released on
Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977) (Out of print)