That's What Friends Are For Lyrics - Sesame Street

(spoken): 

Ernie: Hey, Bert. 

Bert: What is it, Ernie? 

Ernie: You know, Bert, I just remembered I didn't put away all my toys. I left a big mess in the other room. Do you think I should get up and clean that stuff up now? 

Bert: Ernie, it's time to go to sleep now. You can do that in the morning. 

Ernie: It's pretty messy in there, Bert. 

Bert: Well, Ernie, you're just a little messy. I've learned that. I'm used to it. Let's go to sleep. 

Ernie: You know, Bert, you're a real friend. I'm messy and you don't like it messy, but because I'm your friend you don't mind too much if I'm messy. 

Bert: Well, not *too* much, Ernie. Let's just go to sleep. 

Ernie: But, but that's what a friend is, Bert. I mean, not minding too much because you like somebody. That's a friend, Bert, a pal! Not minding! That's what friends are for! 

(sung): 

Ernie: I am messy. 

(spoken): 

Bert: Really messy. 

(sung): 

Ernie: But you don't mind if I am messy. 

If I'm messy, you don't mind it. 

That's what friends are for! 

You like pigeons. 

(spoken): 

Bert: I love 'em! 

(sung): 

Ernie: Well I don't mind if you like pigeons. 

If you like 'em, I don't mind it. 

That's what friends are for! 

Friends help you put away your toys! 

(doo doot de doo, doo doot de doo) 

(spoken): 

Bert: HELP?! I do it alone, mostly, Ernie! 

(sung): 

Ernie: Friends don't mind if you make a little noise! 

(spoken): 

Bert: A little noise, like what? 

Ernie: Like this, Bert. 

*plays drums* 

You didn't mind that, did ya, Bert, old pal? 

Bert: Oh, not much. Ernie, I'm tired. I'm really tired. 

Ernie: You're tired, Bert. Well, that's ok, old buddy, you see I don't mind if you're tired because you're my friend. You can be tired if you want to! 

(sung): 

Ernie: You are tired. 

Really tired. 

Well I don't mind if you are tired. 

If you're tired, I don't mind it. 

That's what friends are for! 

(spoken): 

Bert: I'm gonna sleep anyway. 

(sung): 

Ernie: Friends always lend a helping hand. 

(doo doot de doo, doo doot de doo) 

Friends are the kind of friends that understand 

And they don't mind it. 

(spoken): 

Ernie: Right, Bert? Bert? He's sleeping. Well I don't mind if he's sleeping because he's my friend, 'cause that's what friends are for! Bert, it's okay if you're sleeping, Bert! I don't mind, Bert! It's okay! 

Bert: What is okay? 

(sung): 

Ernie: You are sleeping. 

Really sleeping. 

But I don't mind if you are sleeping. 

(spoken): 

Bert: Sleeping! 

(sung): 

Ernie: If you're sleeping, I don't mind it. 

That's what friends are for! 

That's what friends, (scoo boop be boo), 

That's what friends, (de deet de de) 

(spoken): 

Bert: I'm gonna go sleep in the kitchen. 

(sung): 

Ernie: That's what friends, (skee deep be doo), 

That's what friends, (scoo doop de do), 

That's what friends are for! 

(spoken): 

Ernie: Right, Bert? Bert? Hmm, I guess he's gone to sleep in the kitchen again. *yawn* Well, if he wants to sleep in the kitchen that's okay with me, because he's my friend!