| 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 |