Forty Blocks from My Home

Music by	Paul Jacobs
Lyrics by	Sarah Durkee
Date	1989
Publisher	Durkee/Jacobs Inc, Sesame Street Inc.

Earliest Known Appearance: Episode 2614

"Forty Blocks from My Home" is a Sesame Street song by a boy named "Farley." He sings the song (done in blues style) about his woes of traveling so far from home to school, counting the blocks as the bus makes the trip. By the time they reach 40, he's cheered up and happily enters his school.

The video features cameos by Kermit the Frog and The Count.

Releases

Audio

Sing-Along Travel Songs (1996)
Big Bird Gets Lost CD sampler (2003)
Travel Songs (2012)

Video

Rock & Roll! (1990)
Elmo's Travel Songs and Games (2011) -- added vocals by Elmo and Abby

Online

Sesamestreet.org (SSvideo)

Other

Numbers computer game (audio)

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