MuppetLand

Dedicated to all those who loved the show as much as I did. May it bring back fond memories of how simple silliness was a beautiful tonic to whatever ailed you. Of course, without the Boss, this wouldn't have been possible.

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The animals had a homecoming in a theatre late last night

And a scientist named Honeydew poured some goo in a glass pipe

Cute little piggy sitting by the stage waiting in the wings

The goo flows over the glass lip and goes boom

Together they reach out to wipe off the green goo and it’s a normal night

Well Scooter the stage hand tracks down the tragedy and gets everybody back in line

While Rowlf tickles the ivories with his blazing fast paws

From the balcony to the stage laughter thunders through the herd

Those old hands make their play in Muppetland.

A man with big choppers shines his smile as he warms up the Mayhem

Dr. Teeth guides his geniuses as they beat and strum on anything in sight

Man there’s a rift in reality in this place

There’s singing rats dancing with spinning plates

Until the green frog, from a nearby bog, cuts this Strangelove script

The stage is alive as Fozzie Bear warms up with jokes

Guest stars preen in their green rooms waiting for their moment

A swedish chef shoots holes in dough and gives them a new name

The puns and the punished explode into over the top sketches

And chaos takes center stage and nobody’s in control in Muppetland

In the balcony two old men stare on in disbelief

As Nigel guides the music as giant chickens lay blue eggs on stage

A pig pines for a frog but no one seems to notice

Desperate for attention karate chops her way through the mischief

An animal pounds away at his drums

Dancing begins in earnest until a banana brings down the house

A blue thing named Gonzo tries a trick that falls flat but gets some giggles

A pig in a spacesuit speaks his mind but really has little to say out loud

No one watches as the pig gets sucked into the airlock

Or as Scooter reaches to turn down the stage lights.

Inside the aisles are on fire in a real laugh off

Between flesh and whats styroprene and the monsters down here

Don’t say nothing at all, they just grunt out loud and let it all be

And with the flash of a smile these creatures reach for a moment

And try not to land on their can, so they wind up human, not even knowing

Tonight in Muppetland.

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©2009 Warren Baker

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