Ernie Borrows A Vacuum — текст песни (Sesame Street)

(Raises his hand to knock, stops)

But, come to think of it, ol` buddy Herbert Birdsfoot usually takes a bath this time of day.

(raises, pause)

He may not like being bothered, you know, sitting in his warm tubby, having to go answer the door.

(pause)

I know I wouldn`t; I mean, there he is, sitting all nice and warm in his tubby, then have to get out, just because someone is pounding on the door. There he`d be standing, all wet and sudsy, just because I came over to borrow his vacuum cleaner.

(pause)

He might be so mad, he wouldn`t lend me his vacuum cleaner. He might think I wouldn`t give it back. I would, but he might not think so.

(pause, Ernie is starting to get annoyed)

He might -- he might go around telling my friends not to lend me anything anymore. And then -- and then people wouldn`t lend me anything anymore. They might not play with me, they might not even talk to me anymore.

(by now Ernie is really upset)

Why I -- I used to have a lot of friends around here -- before that rotten ol` Herbert Birdsfoot started shooting off his mouth!

(pounds furiously on the door. HB answers it, fully dressed)

Herbert Birdsfoot: (pleasantly) Why hello, Ernie. How can I help you?

Ernie: (furious) Oh yeah?! Well if that`s the way you feel about it, you can just keep your rotten ol` vacuum cleaner, you--!!!

(marches off, leaving Herbert very surprised)