Family Lyrics - Sesame Street

Dad: First was me 

Mom: Then was we 

(the son and daughter come out) 

Mom and Dad: Then was them 

All: And that made all of us 

And we're a family! 

A family! 

A family! 

Each loves the other 

Mother, father, sister, brother! 

(they run back behind the screen, then come out again in a repeat of the above, only in different outfits, and each one in a different role.) 

Dad: First was me 

Mom: Then was we 

(the son and daughter come out) 

Mom and Dad: Then was them 

All: And that made all of us 

And we're a family! 

A family! 

A family! 

Each loves the other 

Mother, father, sister, brother! 

And the dooooog came later on 

And so did the cat 

And the goldfish 

And the turtle and the frog 

And the car (don't forget about that) 

Until we moved and we sold it 

(back behind the screen to change outfits and identities.) 

Dad: First was me 

Mom: Then was we 

(the son and daughter come out) 

Mom and Dad: Then was them 

All: And that made all of us 

And we're a family! 

A family! 

A family! 

Each loves the other 

Mother, father, sister, brother! 

(back behind the screen, this time coming out dressed as the animals.) 

And the dooooog came later on 

And so did the cat 

And the goldfish 

And the turtle and the frog 

And the car (don't forget about that) 

Until we moved and we sold it 

Dad: First was me 

Mom: Then was we 

Mom and Dad: Then was them 

All: And that made all of us 

And we're a family! 

A family! 

A family! 

Each loves the other 

Mother, father, sister, brother! 

It's plain to seeeeee 

That we're just a perfectly ordinary 

Ordinarily perfect 

(Spin around, change outfits) 

Perfectly ordinary 

Ordinarily perfect 

(Spin and change again) 

Perfectly ordinary 

Ordinarily perfect 

(Spin and change again) 

FAMILY! 

(At that they look at themselves, the last change leaves them wildly mixed up, the girl has a big black mustache, the dad in a wig and ribbons, everything mismatched.)