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Sesame Street
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Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood?
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In your neighborhood?
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In your neighborhood?
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Say, who are the people in your neighborhood?
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The people that you meet each day
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(a blue muppet, I believe, walks onstage)
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[Bob: Oh, hi there, little fella.]
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[Anything Muppet #1: Hello.]
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[Bob: Hey, listen, know who you could be if I gave you this little hat and this bag to go over your shoulder?]
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[Anything Muppet #1: I could be a laundry man.]
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[Bob: No, not a laundry man.]
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[Anything Muppet #1: How about Santa Claus?]
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[Bob: No no no, not Santa Claus.]
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[Anything Muppet #1: What's wrong with Santa Claus?]
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[Bob: There's nothing wrong with Santa Claus, but...]
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[Anything Muppet #1: Don't you like Christmas?]
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[Bob: Oh, I love Christmas. But you could be the postman.]
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[Anything Muppet #1: A postman, hmmmm ...]
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Oh, the postman always brings the mail
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Through rain or snow or sleet or hail
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I'll work and work the whole day through
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To get your letters safe to you
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Bob and Anything Muppet #1:
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'Cause a postman is a person in your neighborhood
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In your neighborhood
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He's in your neighborhood
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A postman is a person in your neighborhood
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A person that you meet each day
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[Anything Muppet #1: I'll see you around.]
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[Bob: Okay.]
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(AM#1 leaves, bumped into AM#2 as he enters)
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[Anything Muppet #2: Hey, watch it. Where ya goin'? To a fire?]
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[Bob: Hey, speaking of a fire.]
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[Anything Muppet #2: Fire! What fire? Help! Help!]
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[Bob: No, there's no fire at all. But do you know who you could be if I gave you this little shiny red hat?]
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[Anything Muppet #2: Yeah, Santa Claus.]
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[Bob: No, not Santa Claus.]
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[Anything Muppet #2: Little Red Riding Hood?]
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[Bob: No, no, no, not Red Riding Hood, you could be a fireman.]
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[Anything Muppet #2: A fireman? Holy smoke!]
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Oh, a fireman is brave it's said
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His engine is a shiny red
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If there's a fire anywhere about
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Well, I'll be sure to put it out
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Bob and Anything Muppet #2:
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'Cause a fireman is a person in your neighborhood
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In your neighborhood
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He's in your neighborhood
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Anything Muppet #1:
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And a postman is a person in your neighborhood
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All:
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Well, they're the people that you meet
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When you're walking down the street
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They're the people that you meet each day
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(additional verses from the book "People In My Neighborhood" Volume 7 of "On My Way With Sesame Street")
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(pic of Cookie Monster dressed in a chef hat and apron behind the counter of a bakery, muching cookies, natch)
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The baker is the one who makes
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Your bread and rolls and pies and cakes
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If you want something sweet to eat, go see
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The baker in the bakery
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(pic of Guy Smiley-like teacher in front of class holding a globe)
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A teacher works the whole day through
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To teach important things to you
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He'll teach you things you won't forget
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Like numbers and the alphabet
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(pic of Herry monster in red-white striped pants just like a barber's pole cutting the hair of Guy Smiley-like muppet)
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A barber has a great big chair
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You sit in it, he cuts your hair
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He'll snip and clip and never rest
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Until your haircut looks its best
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(pic of Prairie Dawn-like muppet driving a bus)
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The bus driver drives fast or slow
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To take you where you want to go
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When you get in and pay your fare
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She will drive you anywhere
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(pic of Telly wearing a dentist's uniform)
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A dentist cares for all your teeth
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The top ones and the ones beneath
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So if you have an aching tooth
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He'll fix it quick, and that's the truth
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(pic of female muppet in a doctor's uniform)
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The doctor makes you well real quick
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If by chance you're feeling sick
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She works and works the whole day long
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To help you feel well and strong
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(pic of blue adult male muppet in grocer's outfit)
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The grocer sells the things you eat
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Like bread and eggs, cheese and meat
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No matter what you're looking for
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You'll find it at the grocery store
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(pic of Grover working on a shoe with a hammer)
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The shoemaker is always there
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To take care of the shoes you wear
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With his hammer, nails, and glue
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He'll fix your shoes as good as new
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(pic of the back of Rodeo Rosie handing over a fringed vest to the drycleaner, a green adult male muppet)
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The cleaner is the one who knows
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How to clean and press your clothes
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He'll take a jacket, suit, or vest
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And clean it so you'll look your best
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(pic of Oscar The Grouch, naturally, driving a garbage truck)
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The trash collector works each day
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He'll always take your trash away
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He drives the biggest truck you've seen
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To keep the city streets all clean
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