Written by | Harry Woods |
Date | 1926 |
Publisher | Irving Berlin, Inc. |
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" is a happy tune about dismissing one's cares. The most popular version was recorded by Al Jolson, while other covers have been done by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Sharon, Lois & Bram, and Rosemary Clooney.
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- Big Bird enters Hooper's Store singing the song to himself in Sesame Street Episode 0154.
- Oscar the Grouch sings a snippet of the tune while he checks on Slimey in Sesame Street Episode 1567.
- Gonzo identifies it as his favorite song, dancing to a version performed by Fearless Frank's Caroling Cockatoos in the "Gonzo's Got a Brand-New Dance" story from Muppet Story Magic.
- Ralph Robin sings a portion of the song when he returns for spring in The Song of the Cloud Forest.
- A robin dismisses herself with a brief rendition at the end of "Elmo's World: Birds."