Lyrics of That's what friends are for

(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!