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In this song, [[Roosevelt Franklin]] counts to [[10]], with a little help from [[Roosevelt Franklin's Mother|his mother]]. She asks him a series of musical questions, and he answers in rhyme.
 
In this song, [[Roosevelt Franklin]] counts to [[10]], with a little help from [[Roosevelt Franklin's Mother|his mother]]. She asks him a series of musical questions, and he answers in rhyme.
   
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The song uses the same tune as "[[Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet]]." The brassy intro to the song used for ''The Year of Roosevelt Franklin'' was used in ''[[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]'', underscoring Roosevelt's cameo in [[Hooper's Store]].
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*''[[The Year of Roosevelt Franklin]]'' (1971)
 
*''[[The Year of Roosevelt Franklin]]'' (1971)
 
*''[[Letters ...and Numbers, Too!]]'' (1974)
 
*''[[Letters ...and Numbers, Too!]]'' (1974)
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*''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
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*[[Sesame Street Singles#rfcountsrfalphabet|Roosevelt Franklin Counts/Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet]] (single, 1976)
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*[[Sesame Street singles#rfcountsrfalphabet|Roosevelt Franklin Counts/Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet]] (single, 1976)
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*''[[ABCs and 123s]]'' (2012)
   
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[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 26 September 2020

RooseveltCounting
Music by Joe Raposo and Matt Robinson
Lyrics by Matt Robinson
Date 1970
Publisher Pickled Pigs Feet, Ltd.
First Episode 0068

In this song, Roosevelt Franklin counts to 10, with a little help from his mother. She asks him a series of musical questions, and he answers in rhyme.

The song uses the same tune as "Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet." The brassy intro to the song used for The Year of Roosevelt Franklin was used in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration, underscoring Roosevelt's cameo in Hooper's Store.

Releases

Audio