If I Were

Music by	Stephen Lawrence
Lyrics by	David Axlerod
Date	1982
Publisher	Sesame Street Inc.
First	Episode 1676

The Renaissance-style song "If I Were," sometimes referred to as "Sonnet," was sung by Kermit on Sesame Street. In the lyrics, Kermit tells his beloved that if he were a poet or a farmer, a baker or a painter or any one of a number of other different trades, he would give her gifts associated with these trades. Although he is none of these things, he reminds her that it doesn't matter, because "I don't need a present; all I have to do is look at you to show you how much I love you."

Releases

Audio

• Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1991)
• Dreamytime Songs (1996)

Publications

• The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 edition only)

See also

• Kermit's Sesame Street songs