List of songs from Sesame Street

This is a list of songs from Sesame Street. It includes the songs are written for used on the TV series. They have a variety of styles, including R&B, opera, show tunes, folk, and world music. Especially in the earlier decades, parodies and spoofs of popular songs were common, although that has reduced in more recent years.

Many famous musicians have sung on the show. They were chosen for their skill and popularity, but also for having a public perception that was compatible with the show's values. For example, musicians who were associated with illegal drugs were not invited to perform.

The songs' lyrics had to be wholesome. They could not suggest sexual activity or dangerous actions, such as leaning out of a window.

List of songs People contributing significant numbers of songs to the show include Joe Raposo, Christopher Cerf, Jeff Moss, and Al Jarnow. +SongSung byWritten byEpisodeNotes"1234"Feist#4161a version of her 2007 song"14 Carrot Love"Polly Darton and Benny RabbitNancy Sans (lyrics) and Cheryl Hardwick (music)#2811"A Baby's Life"Anything Muppets#1423"'A' You're Adorable"Jack (Jim Henson)Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise (lyrics) and Sidney Lippman (music)#23"A Little Bit"Joe RaposoJoe Raposo (lyrics and music)#160"A New Way to Walk"The Oinker Sisters, later by Destiny's ChildMark Saltzman (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music)#2268"A Very Simple Dance"originally sung in audio track by David (Northern Calloway) in Bert & Ernie Sing-Along, later sung by Mike (Ward Saxton) and the kidsCarol Hall (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)#737"ABC-DEF-GHI"Big Bird (Caroll Spinney)Jon Stone (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music and lyrics)#96"Adding"Lavender Anything Muppet singer (Jerry Nelson)Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Jeff Moss (music)#243"Adventure"En VogueChristopher Cerf (lyrics)#2951"African Alphabet"Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, and Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)Joe Raposo (lyrics)#2360"African Animal Alphabet"Sarah Durkee (lyrics) and Paul Jacobs (music)#3396"Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside"a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson)David Axlerod (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)#1008"The Alligator King"Bud LuckeyDon Hadley (lyrics), Turk Murphy (music), and Bud Luckey (music)#411Later sung by Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt"Air"Bip Bippadotta (Jim Henson), (Martin P. Robinson), (David Rudman), and (Richard Hunt)Luis Santeiro (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music)#2568"Air"Guy Smiley (Jim Henson)Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Christopher Cerf (music)#2682"All by Myself"Prairie Dawn and the Oinker Sisters (Fran Brill) with Soo-ey Oinker of the Oinker Sisters (Ivy Austin), (Angela Cappelli), and (Tawatha Agee)Jeff Moss (lyrics)#1824"Alone Song"Big BirdSam Pottle (lyrics)#921"Alphabet Jungle"Dennis Scott (lyrics)#2733"Alphabet Polka"John CandyChristopher Cerf and Norman Stiles (lyrics)#2284removed after a complaint about being insensitive to Polish people"Amigo"Carlos (Jerry Nelson), Betty Lou (Fran Brill), and other muppets about the Spanish word for friendCarol Hall (lyrics)#2042"Antarctica"Two Anything Muppets (voiced by Paul Jacobs and Ivy Austin) and penguinsEmily Kingsley and Christopher Cerf (lyrics)#2938"'B' is for Books"Pharrell WilliamsQuestlove (lyrics)#4626"'B' is for Bubble"#8Sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice" and features kids blowing gum bubbles"Baa Baa Bamba"Luis (Emilio Delgado), the Muppet sheep, and other animals to the tune of "La Bamba"Joe Raposo and Luis Santeiro#2360"Baa Baa Black Sheep"Telly and Three SheepMartin P. Robinson (lyrics)Kids' Favorite Songs"Baby Say It Loud"Gladys the CowLuis Santeiro (lyrics) and Dave Conner (music)#2285With Gordon, Susan, and the kids"Baby Say it Loud"Telly and ElmoLuis Santeiro (lyrics) and Dave Conner (music)#3611Reworked from version in Episode 2285"Baking a Cake"Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop-motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy"Barn in the USA",Bruce Stringbean (Christopher Cerf) and the Sesame Street Band, after "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandChristopher Cerf and Emily Kingsley#2991"The Batty Bat"Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Elmo and ErnieJoe Raposo#2096"Be Doodle Dee Dum"ElmoJeff Moss#3613"Be My D"Didi O'Dey and the Dew DropsEmily Kingsley (lyrics), Donald Alan Siegal (music), and Sam Pottle (music)#1449"Beginning Middle and End"Paul Jacobs to the tune of "And She Was" by Talking HeadsSarah Durkee (lyrics) and Christopher Cerf (music)#2556Animated by Sally Cruikshank"Bein' A Pig"Joe Raposo over footage of pigsJoe Raposo#2356"Bein' Green"Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)Joe Raposo#87Later covered by Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, and others"Believe in Yourself"Diana Ross, The Neville Brothers, Ray Charles, NSYNC, and other artists during different episodesJoe Raposo#401"Benny Hop"Benny Rabbit (Kevin Clash)#3301Included in Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs"Bert's Blanket"The Muppet sheep (Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, and Ivy Austin) and Bert (Frank Oz) as they learn how the blanket is made from a sheep's woolChristopher Cerf and Sara Compton#2391"Best Friends"Telly and Baby Bear#3140About a phone caller who criticizes Gina and (Savion Glover)'s friendship"Between"Jeff Redd#2738Later covered by Wayne Brady"Big, Bigger, Biggest"Christopher Cerf#3731"Bingo"Paul and Harper Simon#1308Accompanied by a short film on how vinyl records are made; later covered by the cast and the Honkers for the 1982 album Sing Along"Black Eye Peas"Graham Preskett#917Accompanied by a short film on how glass bottles get recycled"Blue Nosed Gopher"Graham Preskett#972Accompanied by a short film on how newspapers get recycled"The Boogie-Woogie Piggies"The Oinker SistersTony Geiss#2922"Bones (Inside of you)"Count von Count (Jerry Nelson)Jeff Moss#1386"Born to Add"Bruce Stringbean (Christopher Cerf) and the Sesame Street Band, after "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandChristopher Cerf#1375"Bounce Back"Lillian (Lillias White)Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy"Brothers and Sisters"Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John TartagliaTony Geiss#4056"Brothers Song"A boyPhilip Namanworth and Benjamin Goldstein#1476Sung in English and Spanish about a young boy bonding with his baby brother; rewritten version was sung by Lexine Bondoc, titled "Family Song""Brushing Down the Doggies"Cecille#2862"Budgie #10 Song"Gene BarrettaGene Barretta#3526"But I Like You"Bert and Ernie (Frank Oz and Jim Henson)Jeff Moss#1952"*C in Space"Gene BarrettaGene Barretta#3729"C Is For Cookie"Cookie Monster (Frank Oz)Joe Raposo#372Original version directed by Jim Henson"Calcutta Joe"Jim ThurmanJeff Hale and Anna Dibble#2492 "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" (also known as "Sunny Day") Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart. Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart.#1"Capital I"Steve Zuckerman#368"Captain Vegetable"Captain Vegetable himself (Jim Henson)Jeff Moss#1741"Chapel Hat Pegs"Haji Jones, Irish Mike, and Snuffy"Chopsticks"Kevin Clash#3270sung by Kevin Clash with footage of people eating with chopsticks."Circles"Herry and Cookie MonsterJeff Moss#131"City-Country Song"cowgirl (Marilyn Sokol) and hipster (Jim Henson)Sam Pottle (music) and Emily Kingsley (lyrics)#681"Closer to Me"ElmoJoe Raposo (music) and David Korr (lyrics)#2425"Clap Your Hands Game"Gina, Susan, Bob, Luis, Maria, and Big BirdBig Bird's Favorite Party Games"Comb Your Face"monster (Richard Hunt)Joe Raposo (music) and Sara Compton (lyrics)#1851"Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree)"Uncle Edgar the turtle and his nephews on Round singing.Animated by Buzzco Associates#2506"Cookie Disco"Cookie Monster and three female backup vocalists parodying Isaac Hayes' Christopher Cerf (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)#1054"Cooperation Makes It Happen"Anything Muppets#1956"Count it Higher"Little Chrissy (Christopher Cerf), with backup vocals by The Alphabeats (Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and Jeff Moss)#553"Count Me In"Emily and Jason Kingsley, composed by Kenny Vaughn#3738"Count Up to Nine"Count von Count with Ftatateeta and the Bats in their castleSam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod#1134"Count with me"Ernie, Humphrey, Ingrid, Benny Rabbit, Sherry Netherland, and countless Muppets and kids123 Count with Me"Counting Backwards in Spanish"Count von Count and a group of backup singersChristopher Cerf and lyrics by Emily Kingsley#3370"Counting Crows 123"counting crows (actual crows; a parody of the real-life band Counting Crows)#3368"Counting is Wonderful"Count von Count, Abby Cadabby (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph), Elmo and Erniemusic by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Emily Kingsley and David Axlerod.#751"Counting Song (Learning to Count)" Zoe and Celina (Annette Calud) Eva Maria Noblezada's auntwritten by David Korr (lyrics)#3380"The Coconut Counting Man"Harry Belafonte with Count von Count (Jerry Nelson)Christopher Cerf#1692"Cow Dog Song", ("I'm a hard-working dog")Fred Wardenburg#783"Crocodile Smiles Song"an opera-singing crocodile about what you do with your teethAnimated by Michael Sporn#1731"Cry",Baby Rocky (Jerry Nelson)written by Sara Compton (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)#1107"The Ballad of the S.S. Forgetful"Uncle Wally (Bill McCutcheon)#2130

"Daddy Dear" (The `D' Song) music by Bud Luckey, lyrics by Donald Hadley "Daddy Helps with the Dishes", sung by three Muppet families about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics). "Dance Myself To Sleep", sung by Ernie, joined by the boogie-woogie sheep while Bert complains to go back to sleep, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles. Later sung in two remakes, by a Sally Cruikshank animated lion in 1999 and Michael Jeter in 2000. "Danger's No Stranger", sung by How Now Brown (Christopher Cerf) and the Moo Wave, written by Christopher Cerf and Jon Stone. "Different Yet the Same", sung by Buster the Horse (Martin P. Robinson), Gladys the Cow (Richard Hunt), and two back-up horse singers, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics). "Ding, Ding Sing", sung by Benny Rabbit and Rosita. The ending is based on "It Don't Mean a Thing" "A Bark in the Dark" "Diner Letter P" "Diner Letter R" "Do De Rubber Duck" sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), Telly (Martin P. Robinson), Oscar (Caroll Spinney), Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), Count von Count (Jerry Nelson), Biff (Jerry Nelson), Guy Smiley (Jim Henson), Gladys the Cow (Richard Hunt), and Hoots the Owl (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf (music) and Norman Stiles (lyrics). Eventually removed over concerns related to homophobia. "Do the Dog", sung by Prairie Dawn with a chorus "woofed" by Barkley, written by Joey Mazzarino (lyrics) and Christopher Cerf (music) . "A Bark in the Dark" "Doin' the Pigeon", sung by Bert (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo. "Doll House", written by Alan Robert Scott, Marilyn Lang Scott, and Keith Vernon Textor. "Do-Op Hop", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) with backup vocals by Ivy Austin and Cheryl Hardwick, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Norman Stiles. "Don't Be Afraid", sung by Paul Jacobs. Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy. "Don't Take Your Ones to Town", written and performed by Johnny Cash; a version of his 1958 hit "Don't Take Your Guns to Town", with new lyrics. "Don't Touch Me", sung by Benny Rabbit. "Don't Walk (That's what the sign says)", sung by Alaina Reed Hall. "Don't Walk", sung by an Anything Muppet Bridegroom (Christopher Cerf), music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Sarah Durkee. "Don't Waste Water", sung by Jerry Nelson over footage of how water is used. "Down Below the Street", sung by Take 6. "Do the Dinosaur Dance", sung by Big Bird, Rosita, and Elmo "Dressed Up", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of birds. A remade version is sung by Ron Marshall over footage of kids dressing up in fancy clothes. "Easy Goin' Day", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), from Follow That Bird