The Electric Company

:This article is about a American television program. For electric utilities, see electric company.

Music

Tom Lehrer wrote some songs for the series. The L-Y Song and Silent E are among the more memorable. (see link)

Related Topics:
Tom Lehrer - Silent E

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The lyrics to the Electric Company theme, composed by the late Joe Raposo, are often misheard. Here are the correct lyrics for the full version:

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"Hey you guys!"

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna bring you the power

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We're gonna light up the dark of night/Like the brightest day/In a whole new way

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna bring you the power

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We're gonna tell you the truest word/That you ever heard/Anybody say

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna open the book

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And read every word that we see

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We're gonna get us the power to learn about anything

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And the power's gonna get us free

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Power's gonna get us free

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We're gonna turn it on

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We're gonna bring you the power

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We're coming down the line/Strong as we can be/Through the courtesy

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Of the Electric Companyyyy

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The Electric Companyyyy

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The Electric Company

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Here are the lyrics from the final two original seasons of the show:

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:Rita Moreno: Hey You Guys!

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:The Short Circus:

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:Moving out in a new way

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:Moving out in a new way

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:We're gonna turn it on

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:We're gonna bring you the power

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:We're gonna light up the dark of night

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:Like the brightest day in a whole new way

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:We're gonna turn it on

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:We're gonna bring you the power

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:We're gonna tell you the truest word that you ever heard anybody say

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:Moving out in a new way

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:Moving out in a new way

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:We're gonna turn it on

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:We're gonna bring you the power

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:We're coming down on the line strong as we can be

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:Through the courtesy of The Electric Company

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::—Theme From The Electric Company by Joe Raposo (c) 1971 Jonico Music

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The original soundtrack album won a Grammy award for the show's cast.

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Following the last original episode on April 15, 1977, the series continued on PBS in reruns until late 1985, with the final two seasons shown in rotation (these are the episodes most familiar to viewers). The earlier 1971-1975 shows never surfaced again until January 31, 1999, when the Noggin network (at the time partly owned by Sesame Workshop) acquired the syndication rights. A two-hour feature-length compilation special reintroduced the series to a new generation whose previous one grew up on the show. Noggin ran select episodes until 2003, when they were pulled from the program lineup. The series has not been seen since then, but Sesame Workshop has announced plans for a regeneration of the show, set to air in 2006. It is just as well, for the series remains a bench-mark to which all comedy and educational shows are compared..

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