Watermelons And Cheese Lyrics - Sesame Street

Monty: Answering the telephone 

Is not so hard to do 

Once you know the secret 

Which I shall show to you 

What you say - that's the key! 

And it's easy as it can be 

You can say... 

(RING!) 

Bert: Hello? No, this isn't Ernie's ducky! 

(RING!) 

Monty: Or, perhaps... 

Cookie Monster: Hello? You got cookie for me please? 

(RING!) 

Monty: Or... 

Count: Hello, you are caller number one. 

Monty: But don't say...(picks up phone) 

Watermelons and Cheese! 

Chorus: (dancing in) No, you don't say - 

Monty: Watermelons and - 

Chorus: You don't say - 

Monty: Watermelons and - 

Chorus: You never say - 

Monty: Watermelons and Cheese! 

Chorus: Puh-lease try a-gain! 

Monty: This should be a breeze... 

(RING!) 

(answers) Watermelons and Cheese! 

Oh, sorry! 

Chorus: You could have said - 

(RING!) 

Bert: (with pigeon) Hello? Bernice, it's for you. 

(RING!) 

Chorus: A classic! 

Cookie Monster: Hi, me can't talk now - eating cookies! 

(RING!) 

Chorus: Or... 

Count: Hello, you are caller number two - 'a, 'a, 'a! 

(RING!) 

Chorus: You can do it! 

Monty: (answering) Watermelons and Cheese! 

Chorus: No, you don't say - 

Monty: Watermelons and - 

Chorus: You don't say - 

Monty: Watermelons and - 

Chorus: You never say - 

Monty: Watermelons and Cheese! 

Chorus: Puh-lease try a-gain! 

Monty: This should be a breeze... 

(RING!) 

(answers) Watermelons and Cheese! 

Chorus: NO!!! 

Monty: Right! Jolly good! Not a problem! I think I've got it now. 

You don't say, you never never say - 

(RING!) 

Watermelon: (answering) Watermelon and Cheese! 

Monty: Unless you're a Watermelon... 

Watermelon: It's for you! (hands phone to a giant swiss cheese) 

Monty: Or a Cheese! 

Watermelon: Ha ha ha! 

Cheese: Gouda you to call ...