(spoken) Big Bird: Gosh! Sky sure looks beautiful tonight, Mr. Bennett. Tony B: Oh, it sure does, Big Bird. All the twinkling stars and that wonderful moon. Big Bird: Yeah. And just think - Slimey flew all the way to the moon in his spaceship. He must be a very brave worm. Tony B: Oh, he sure is. (sung)To go off, chasing moonbeams A worm needs to be nervy He needs guts, and stickability When things go topsy-turvy To embark on a worm lunar mission A worm really needs the right stuff
Like a powerful rocket ignition Or some timely a**istance from Snuff Slimey to the moon He wants to wriggle 'mongst the stars Let him crawl through mud and muck On Jupiter or Mars To other worlds Let him fly! To other worlds Send him winging... Slimey to the moon And when this worm arrives you'll find He'll take a leap that's small for him But huge for all wormkind To other worlds He will soar! To other worlds And then home to us Once more