Up and Down
Sesame Street Lyrics


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SPOKEN:

Cookie Monster: Ooooh.. *sob* oh I'm so sad..

Herry Monster: Hey! Hey fuzzy face! Why are you crying and looking up in the sky?

Cookie: *sob*
Herry: You want a cookie?

Cookie: I lost my cookie.. I dropped my cookie.. *sob*

Herry: Yeah, but you're looking up in the sky! You mean to tell me you dropped your cookie and you're looking up in the sky for it?

Cookie: That's right!

Herry: Don't you know the difference between up and down?

Cookie: Oh sure!

Herry: I don't think you do.

Cookie: No?

Herry: But I know something that might help you. I know a song all about up and down.

Cookie: You do?

Herry: Yes I do.

Cookie: So do I!

Herry: You do?

Cookie: Uh-huh!

Herry: Well then what are we waiting for?! Let's have some music!

Cookie: MUSIC!

SUNG:

Oh I look up and see a birdie flying high and free

Herry: Well I look down and then a sidewalk is what I see

Cookie: I look up and see the sky

Herry: I look down and see the ground

Cookie: I look at you and sing a song about up and down.

SPOKEN:
Herry: Yeah I look down and I see bugs and stuff like that.

Cookie: Yeah I look up and I see a tree

Herry: Hey, I see some ants down there.

Cookie: Oh.. I see clouds!

Herry: mumble

Cookie: And you know what else I see?

SUNG:
Oh I look up and see an airplane flying yes I do

Herry: Well I look down and see my foot and then I see my shoe

Cookie: I look up and see the sky

Herry: I look down and see the ground

Cookie: I look at you and sing a song about up and down.

SPOKEN:
You know I look up and I can't see my cookie.

Herry: Well, you're looking in the wrong direction.

Cookie: Do I look at you?

Herry: Wha?

Cookie: Do you got my cookie?

Herry: No, no no no..

Cookie: I love cookies!

Herry: No, no, I don't have a cookie.

Cookie: Oh no? Well you know what?

SUNG:
Oh I look up and see the ceiling and there's one thing more;

Herry: Well I look down and see the rug and then I see the floor.

Cookie: I look up and see the sky

Herry: I look down and see the ground

Cookie: I look at you and sing a song about up and down.

Herry: Oh up and down and down

Cookie: Oh up and down [and down.]

SPOKEN:
Herry: Hey! You do know the difference between up and down!

Cookie: Oh.. sure I do!

Herry: And you sing nice too!

Cookie: Aww, thank you.

Herry: I've got just one question.

Cookie: What?

Herry: If you dropped your cookie, why were you looking up in the sky to find it?

Cookie: Oh! Because I dropped my cookie and a birdie picked it up and flew away with it up in the sky! *sob*

*bird squeaking*

Oh! There he is! Birdie! Come back birdie! OH!




Drop the cookie at least! Birdie.. don't go away with my cookie!
Oh don't--give me a break, birdie! *fade out*

Overall Meaning

The Sesame Street song "Up And Down" is a playful tune about the differences between up and down. The song begins with Cookie Monster crying because he has lost his cookie. Herry Monster, who notices Cookie looking up in the sky, encourages Cookie to learn the difference between up and down by singing the "Up And Down" song. The song itself is simple and repetitive, with the two monsters singing about what they see when looking up and down. The song becomes increasingly comical, with Cookie looking for his lost cookie up in the sky where a bird has taken it.


Overall, the lyrics of the song are meant to teach children spatial concepts of up and down, while also promoting the importance of listening and problem-solving. The playful exchange between the two monsters shows that it's okay to make mistakes and that asking for help is essential. Through the song's catchy and repetitive melody, children can internalize the concepts of up and down while having fun.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh I look up and see a birdie flying high and free
Cookie Monster is looking up and sees a bird flying high and free.


Well I look down and then a sidewalk is what I see
Herry Monster looks down and sees a sidewalk.


I look up and see the sky
Cookie Monster looks up and sees the sky.


I look down and see the ground
Herry Monster looks down and sees the ground.


I look at you and sing a song about up and down.
Cookie Monster sings a song to Herry Monster about the concepts of up and down.


Oh I look up and see an airplane flying yes I do
Cookie Monster looks up and sees an airplane flying.


Well I look down and see my foot and then I see my shoe
Herry Monster looks down and sees their foot and then their shoe.


Oh up and down [and down.]
Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing together about the concepts of up and down.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DENNIS LAMBERT, LOUIS RUSSELL PEGUES, LOUIS RUSSELL II PEGUES

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Megan


on Once Is Not Enough

I get it, it teaches kids you might not just have enough so you have to have more

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