Premiering in 1969, this educational television show aimed at preschoolers … Read Full Bio ↴Premiering in 1969, this educational television show aimed at preschoolers has charmed generations of youngsters ever since. The show - featuring a lovable cast of characters including Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Snuffy, Grover and many others - has delighted and educated children and adults alike, with its collection of songs, skits, and celebrity guest appearances.

Six
Sesame Street Lyrics

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SPOKEN:

Ernie: What are you doing, Bert?

Bert: Sitting and thinking.

Ernie: Thinking about what?

Bert: My favorite number.

Ernie: Oh? That's really ... boring, Bert.

Bert: Not my number, Ernie.

Ernie: Well, what is your favorite number?

Bert: I thought you'd never ask ...

SUNG:

Bert: Six

Ernie: Six?

Bert: My favorite number is six

Ernie: Bert, nobody's favorite number is six.

Bert: Sometimes I spend the whole afternoon
Sitting around, and singing a tune about

Six

Ernie: Six, hmm?

Bert: Sometimes I think of six bricks.

Ernie: Bert, that's very boring.

Bert: Or else I think of six sticks

Ernie: Well, that's even more boring.

Bert: Not five bricks or stick, but six

Now two is your eyes and one's your nose
And five is your fingers or your toes
And four is the legs on an easy chair
Yet there's no number can compare with

Six

Ernie: How about 9 or 3?

Bert: Nothing more lovely than six

Ernie: I don't know, Bert ...

Bert: When someone says, "Hey, Bert, pick a number"
Well, I always pick the one nobody picks --
My favorite number is six.

SPOKEN:

Ernie: You know, I hate to break this to you, Bert, but six isn't anybody's favorite number.

Bert: It's my favorite number, Ernie.

Ernie: I mean, six just sort of sits there between five and seven. You know, you have five fingers on your hand, and there are seven days in a week, but there's not really six of anything.

Bert: I know, Ernie, I know.

SUNG:

Now two is your eyes and one's your nose
And five is your fingers or your toes
And four is the legs on an easy chair
But there's no number can compare with

Six

Ernie: All right, Bert ...

Bert: Nothing more lovely than six.

Ernie: Have it your way.

When someone says, "Hey, Bert, pick a number"
Well, I always pick the one nobody picks --
My favorite number is six.

SPOKEN:

Bert: What are you doing, Ernie, can I sit in my chair now, huh?

Ernie: Not right now, I'm thinking about my favorite number.

Bert: What is it, Ernie, what is it?

Ernie: 8,243,721.

Bert: I still like six.

Overall Meaning

The song "Six" from Sesame Street features Bert and Ernie having a conversation about Bert's favorite number. As the conversation progresses, Bert proudly sings about his love for the number six and all the things he thinks of when he thinks about it. Ernie is initially unimpressed and thinks the number is boring, but Bert continues to insist that it is his favorite number. The song highlights the idea that everyone has their own unique preferences and likes, even if they may seem unusual to others.

Through the lyrics of the song, Bert expresses his fascination and admiration for the number six. He spends his afternoons thinking about things that involve six, such as six bricks or six sticks. Bert believes that six is the most beautiful number of all, even more so than nine or three. He argues that while other numbers may have some significance, none of them can compare to the greatness of six. The song ends with Bert still proudly declaring that six is his favorite number, even as Ernie jokes about his own favorite number being quite different.

Line by Line Meaning

My favorite number is six
Bert is sharing that his favorite number is six and it's the number he spends his time thinking about.

Sometimes I spend the whole afternoon Sitting around, and singing a tune about Six
Bert loves six so much that sometimes he spends an entire afternoon just singing about six.

Sometimes I think of six bricks. Or else I think of six sticks
Bert's love for six is so strong that he spends his time thinking about six bricks or sticks.

Yet there's no number can compare with Six
Bert believes that no other number can compare or be as great as six.

When someone says, "Hey, Bert, pick a number" Well, I always pick the one nobody picks -- My favorite number is six.
Bert always chooses six when asked to pick a number, despite it not being a popular choice.

But there's no number can compare with Six
Once again, Bert reiterates that six is the best and no other number can compare to it.

When someone says, "Hey, Bert, pick a number" Well, I always pick the one nobody picks -- My favorite number is six.
Bert loves six so much that he will always choose it, even when it's not the popular or expected choice.

Nothing more lovely than six.
To Bert, nothing is more beautiful or lovely than the number six.

But there's no number can compare with Six
Yet again, Bert stresses that no other number can compare or be as great as six.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JEFFREY A MOSS

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