Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (song)

 " Let a FROWN Be Your Umbrella "  is sung by both  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & Farley, based on the 1927 hit , " Let a  Smile  Be Your Umbrella " , written by Kahal , Wheler & Fain ( see box  ). As the song opens, Farley is singing the original lyrics , about how you can cheer yourself up on a RAINY day by smiling.  OSCAR  then sings his  own lyrics about how  he  ' d rather FROWN on a RAINY day, cause  he  likes to feel  ROTTEN .

SESAME STREET Live

 *  BIG   BIRD  Goes Hollywood ( 1986 )

Audio

 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 1974 )
 *  The Best of  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1983 )
 *  OSCAR  ' s  TRASHY  Songs  ( 19 97 )
 * Sunny Days Collection ( 2012 )
 * Summer Collection ( 2013 )