Big Bird's Going to Camp

Written by	Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co. Sesame Street Inc.

"Big Bird's Going to Camp" is a song that opens the season 14 premiere of Sesame Street.

The song is performed by the cast as Big Bird bids them farewell as he prepares to leave for Camp Echo Rock for the week. Oscar occasionally chimes in, finding his departure too good to be true.

Big Bird Goes to Camp

=====The time has come to meet and greet each one of us on Sesame street, It’s time for you to say hello ===== =====But say it quick I gotta go ===== =====To Susan, Gordon, Bob wave hi ===== =====But me I gotta wave goodbye, Hey I’ll keep “Hola Maria”, you both look great, so long I’ll see ya. ===== =====So long I’ll see ya, So long I’ll see ya, So long I’ll see ya, yeah I’m going to camp! (he’s going to camp!) ===== =====And my happiness is showing going to camp (he’s going to camp) ===== =====Where did you say he’s going? ===== =====Big bird is going going going going going going going going on to camp! ===== =====There’s Luis and Mr. Looper – Hooper Big Bird, Hooper Hooper! ===== =====We’d like you to say and chat, but I have got no time for that ===== =====David, Telly, and Olivia ===== =====Hi goodbye, I gotta leave you ===== =====Simply gotta run you know…and Oscar’s glad to see him go!  See him go, see him go, see him go ===== =====Yeah I’m going to camp (he’s going to camp) and my joy is overflowing going to camp (he’s going to camp) ===== =====Who did you say was going? ===== =====Big Bird is going going going going going going going going off to camp! ===== =====Come on now, everybody sing! ===== =====I’m going to camp (he’s going to camp), so keep those home fires glowing, going to camp ===== =====(he’s going to camp) I don’t believe he’s going! =====