[BERT]
Now this is a song all about how
My life got flipped, turned up eyebrow
What? Whoa? I didn't mean literally

[ERNIE]
Won’t take long, just a minute you see

[BOTH]
We’ll tell you how we became Bert and Ernie

[BERT]
On Sesame Street born and raised
Learnin' letters, numbers, singing "Sunny Days"
Growin' up, movin', flyin' the coop
Said buh-bye to my Mommy, off to 1-2-3 stoop

There I met a grouch who didn’t smell too good
Told me to

[OSCAR]
Scram!

[BERT}
Leave the neighborhood
It was then I remembered what my mom used to say
[BERT'S MOM]
Keep your head up, be kind, and you’ll find your way!

[BERT]
I said “hello” when I got near
He said

[ERNIE]
Oh, what’s that? I’ve got a banana in my ear

[BERT]
Wanna be friends who laugh, learn, and share?
Ernie pointed to the seat and said

[ERNIE]
Sit right there!

[BERT]
Showed him my paperclips, he thought they were great

[ERNIE]
Introduced him to Rubber Duckie as our new roommate

[BERT]
One half of a whole, one part of a pair
[ERNIE]
That’s the story of how we became Ernie and Bert

[BERT}
Put it there!