Knock Three Times

 " Knock  3| Three   Time s "  is a about the number 3| 3  sun g b y  OSCAR THE GROUCH . He explains that if you want to see  him , you can knock 3| 3  times on  his   TRASH CAN  lid but  he  ' l l yell "  GO   A WAY  ! ". If you want t o take him  for a drive, you can honk 3| 3  times , but  he  ' ll just stay i n  h i s   TRASH CAN . & if you want to talk to him  you can call & let the phone ring 3| 3  time s but  he  won ' t answer. Cause he  does n ' t want to talk t o, ride with , or see any body ! But at the end of the song he  realize s t hat i f nob od y knock s, honk s or rings 3| 3  times there won ' t be any one t o bother  him  ! ! " S o he  s ay s, " So maybe you could knock 3| 3  times or honk 3| 3  time s or r ing 3| 3  time s. W h at eve r. "

Audio

 *  Number s !  ( 1 9 77  )
 *  Wonderful  ME  / Knock 3 Times  ( single, 1 9 77  )
 *  Muppet Masquerade  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Treasury  ( 1 9 8 0  )
 *  The  BEST  o f  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1 9 8 3  )

Lyric s
 If   you   want   to   see   me 

 I 'll   tell   you   what   to   do 

 Knock  3| 3   times   o n   my   TRASH CAN   lid,   &   then   I ' l l   know   i t ' s  '' you. ''

 Knock  3| 3   time s  ( knock, k nock , knock sound )

 Knock  3| 3   times  ( k nock, k nock , knock sound )

 Knock  3| 3   times   & here ' s   what   I ' ll   do  :

 I  ' l l   y e ll,   " GO   AWAY ! " 

 Cause   I   don ' t   wanna  '' see you. ''

 If   you   want   to   take   me   driving 

 Out   riding in your   car 

 Drive   on   up &   honk  3| 3   times,   & I  ' ll   know   who   you  '' are. ''

 Honk  3| 3   times  ( hon k, honk , honk sound )

 Honk  3| 3   times  ( honk, honk , honk sound )

 Honk  3| 3   times   &   here ' s   what   I ' ll   do  :

 I ' ll just   stay   in   my   TRASH CAN 

 Cause   I   don ' t   wanna   ride   wit h  '' you. ''

( Spoken )

Now  I  want ya to under stand some thin real clear !

 Now   I   don ' t   care   it   you ' re   big   or   small 

 &   I   don ' t   care   if   you ' re   short or   tall 

 Cause   ever y   spring   &   summer,   winter &   f a l l 

 I   don ' t   wanna   see   anybody at  '' a ll !   BUT ! ''

 If   you want   to   call me 

 When   I   am   all   alone 

 Dial   my   number   &   ring  3| 3   time s,   &   I  ' ll   know   it ' s   you   on   the  '' phone. ''

 Ring  3| 3   time s  ( ring, rin g , ring sound )

 Ring  3| 3   times  ( rin g, ring , ring sound )

 Ring  3| 3   times   &   here ' s   what   I ' ll   do  :

 I   won ' t   pick   up   the phone 

 Cause   I   d o n ' t   wanna   talk  '' to you. ''

( &  I  don ' t wanna ride with you.

& I  don ' t wanna S E E you. )