Sesame Street - Kin Folk lyrics

spoken: Ernie: And now, we'd like to do a song about our roots. Bert: Ernie, we're gonna sing about trees? Ernie: No, Bert. By roots I mean family. Or, as we say here in the country, kin folk. Bert: We say that here in the country? Ernie: All the time, Bert. Sometimes we sing about it. Bert: Wow! Yippee tay ay, Ernie! Okay, here we go! sung: Both: Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Just a way of saying family Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my family tree Ernie: There's Auntie Sue who sells sea shells Down by the sandy shore Bert: That's easy for you to say. And Uncle Peter Piper Who picks peppers by the score Now who else? Ernie: Well there's cousins Kim and Slim and Mim And some I've never met Bert: Hey, and Bernice is just like family... for a pigeon Both: They're all your Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Just a way of saying family Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my family tree Ernie: Why, you know, Bert, My Auntie Ernestina used To live on Sesame Bert: I remember her. Hey, how about: My favourite Uncle Ollie Runs an oatmeal factory Ernie: And you won't believe this: But my father's uncle's mother Was my great-grandmother Bea Bert: Uhm... Do you mind running that by me one more time, Ernie? Ernie: Sure, Bert. Both: They're all my Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Just a way of saying family Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my family tree spoken: Bert: Hey, watch it, Oscar! Oscar: Move over, 'cause it's my turn to sing! We grouches got relatives too, you know. Only we don't call them kin folks, we call them can folks! Heh heh heh. sung: Oscar: There's Rotten Ron and Nephew Nat Who always sings off key Isn't that beautiful? Bert: Well, it's different... Oscar: And Dirty Dan's my kinda man He's into trash like me Ernie: Oh, Oscar! (giggles) Oscar: And Sloppy Joe's the grouch to know His best friend is a flea Bert & Ernie: Sounds like you've got quite a family Oscar: I like 'em! All: They're all your Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Just a way of saying family Kin folk (kin folk) Kin folk (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my family tree Come meet the kin folk on my family tree-ee-ee-ee