(spoken):
Ernie: Hey, Bert.
Bert: What is it, Ernie?
Ernie: You know, Bert, I just remembered I didn`t put away all my toys. I left a big mess in the other room. Do you think I should get up and clean that stuff up now?
Bert: Ernie, it`s time to go to sleep now. You can do that in the morning.
Ernie: It`s pretty messy in there, Bert.
Bert: Well, Ernie, you`re just a little messy. I`ve learned that. I`m used to it. Let`s go to sleep.
Ernie: You know, Bert, you`re a real friend. I`m messy and you don`t like it messy, but because I`m your friend you don`t mind too much if I`m messy.
Bert: Well, not *too* much, Ernie. Let`s just go to sleep.
Ernie: But, but that`s what a friend is, Bert. I mean, not minding too much because you like somebody. That`s a friend, Bert, a pal! Not minding! That`s what friends are for!
(sung):
Ernie: I am messy.
(spoken):
Bert: Really messy.
(sung):
Ernie: But you don`t mind if I am messy.
If I`m messy, you don`t mind it.
That`s what friends are for!
You like pigeons.
(spoken):
Bert: I love `em!
(sung):
Ernie: Well I don`t mind if you like pigeons.
If you like `em, I don`t mind it.
That`s what friends are for!
Friends help you put away your toys!
(doo doot de doo, doo doot de doo)
(spoken):
Bert: HELP?! I do it alone, mostly, Ernie!
(sung):
Ernie: Friends don`t mind if you make a little noise!
(spoken):
Bert: A little noise, like what?
Ernie: Like this, Bert.
*plays drums*
You didn`t mind that, did ya, Bert, old pal?
Bert: Oh, not much. Ernie, I`m tired. I`m really tired.
Ernie: You`re tired, Bert. Well, that`s ok, old buddy, you see I don`t mind if you`re tired because you`re my friend. You can be tired if you want to!
(sung):
Ernie: You are tired.
Really tired.
Well I don`t mind if you are tired.
If you`re tired, I don`t mind it.
That`s what friends are for!
(spoken):
Bert: I`m gonna sleep anyway.
(sung):
Ernie: Friends always lend a helping hand.
(doo doot de doo, doo doot de doo)
Friends are the kind of friends that understand
And they don`t mind it.
(spoken):
Ernie: Right, Bert? Bert? He`s sleeping. Well I don`t mind if he`s sleeping because he`s my friend, `cause that`s what friends are for! Bert, it`s okay if you`re sleeping, Bert! I don`t mind, Bert! It`s okay!
Bert: What is okay?
(sung):
Ernie: You are sleeping.
Really sleeping.
But I don`t mind if you are sleeping.
(spoken):
Bert: Sleeping!
(sung):
Ernie: If you`re sleeping, I don`t mind it.
That`s what friends are for!
That`s what friends, (scoo boop be boo),
That`s what friends, (de deet de de)
(spoken):
Bert: I`m gonna go sleep in the kitchen.
(sung):
Ernie: That`s what friends, (skee deep be doo),
That`s what friends, (scoo doop de do),
That`s what friends are for!
(spoken):
Ernie: Right, Bert? Bert? Hmm, I guess he`s gone to sleep in the kitchen again. *yawn* Well, if he wants to sleep in the kitchen that`s okay with me, because he`s my friend!
