Ernie: And now, like to do a song about our roots.
Bert: Ernie, we're sing about trees?
No, Bert. By roots I mean family. Or, as we say here in the country, kin folk.
Bert: We say here in the country?
Ernie: All the time, Bert. we sing about it.
Wow! Yippee tay ay, Ernie! Okay, here we go!
Both: Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) a way of saying family Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my family
There's Auntie Sue who sells sea shells Down by the sandy
Bert: That's for you to say. And Peter Piper Who picks by the score Now who
Well there's cousins Kim and Slim and Mim And some I've met
Bert: Hey, and is just like family... for a pigeon
Both: They're all Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) a way of saying family Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) Come meet the kin on my family tree
Why, you know, Bert, My Ernestina used To live on
Bert: I remember her. Hey, how My favourite Ollie an oatmeal factory
Ernie: And you won't believe But my father's uncle's Was my Bea
Bert: Uhm... Do you mind running that by me one more time,
Sure, Bert.
Both: all my Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) a way of saying family Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) Come meet the kin folk on my tree
Bert: Hey, it, Oscar!
Oscar: Move over, 'cause 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.
Oscar: Rotten Ron and Nephew Nat Who sings off key Isn't beautiful?
Well, it's different...
Oscar: And Dirty Dan's my man into trash like me
Oh, Oscar! (giggles)
Oscar: And Sloppy the grouch to know His best friend is a
& Ernie: Sounds like you've got quite a family
Oscar: I 'em!
They're all your Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) a way of saying family Kin (kin folk) Kin (kin folk) Come meet the kin on my family tree Come meet the kin on my family tree-ee-ee-ee