I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along

Written by	Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
Date	1979
Source	The Muppet Movie
Publisher	Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along"

"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" is a duet performed by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog in The Muppet Movie. After Miss Piggy apparently abandons Kermit at the Terrace Restaurant, he wanders to the bar and orders a grasshopper to drink away his sorrows. The pianist, Rowlf, commiserates with Kermit as they sing about the difficulty of living both with and without women. At the end of the song, Rowlf notes that "It's not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad."

This is a rare pairing of the two characters, because Jim Henson performs both voices. In order to achieve the duet, the two tracks were recorded separately by Jim and then combined.

The version of the song that appears on the soundtrack contains some lyrics that were cut from the final version of the film. In addition, some of the opening dialogue is different.

Although the song's legal title (as registered with ASCAP) reads "Something", records and sheet music all show it as "Somethin'".

Lyrics

• Rowlf:You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em.

There's somethin' irresistible-ish about 'em.

We grin and bear it 'cause the nights are long.

I hope that somethin' better comes along.

• Kermit: I see what you mean.

It's no good complainin' and pointless to holler.

• Rowlf:If she's a beauty she'll get under your collar.

• Kermit: She made a monkey out of old King Kong,

• Both: I hope that somethin' better comes along.

• Rowlf: Ah, but what could be better than a saucy Irish setter

When puppy love comes on strong?

Or a collie that's classy, a laddie needs a lassie,

A lover and wife gives you a new leash on life.

• Kermit: Uh, was that a new leash on life?

• Rowlf: Oh yeah, sorry about that...2, 3, 4

• Kermit: I don't mean to scare ya, my friend, but I betcha

Come "Father's Day", the litter bug's gonna getcha;

• Rowlf: The urge is righteous, but the face is wrong.

• Both: I hope that somethin' better comes along.

• Kermit: Still, it's fun when they're fetching,

And agree to see an etching

That you keep at your lily pad.

There is no solution, it's part of evolution,

• Rowlf: The pitter patter of soles

The little feet of tadpoles.

• Kermit: Uh, Rowlf, tadpoles don't have feet.

• Rowlf: Oh. Sorry about that...2, 3, 4

• Kermit: There's no limitation to mixin' and matchin'.

• Rowlf: Some get an itchin' for a critter they've been scratchin'.

A skunk was badgered the results were strong.

I hope that somethin' better,

• Kermit: I hope that somethin' better,

• Both: I hope that somethin' better comes along.

• Rowlf: It's not often you see a guy that green that has the blues that

bad.

Releases

Audio

• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• The Rainbow Connection/I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along (single, 1979)