Saint and Pete Visit Us (Sint En Piet Op Bezoek)
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Ernie
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Grover, Grover, take it easy. I have an idea. I’m glad you’re here.
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Grover
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Oh, are you really happy I am here?
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Ernie
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Yes, because now the three of us can sing a canon.
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Bert
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A cannon? The thing that goes kaboom?
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Ernie
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No, that’s a cannon. But a canon is a lot more fun.
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Grover
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Yeah, that’s fun for sailing in, on a lake or a river.
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Bert
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No, that’s a canoe.
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Ernie
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And some canoes are edible, if they’re made of biscuit. But now I’ll start the canon. I wrote it myself. I’ll tell you when you can join in.
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All
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Saint and Pete visit us Saint and Pete visit us It’s a fun party And we’ve been very good And we’ll get candy and cookies And no scolding
Sinterklaas, come on in Let the party begin We’re ready, so come in and sing along
Black Pete, get off that roof Take that big sack along And we won’t go to bed, hola-dee-yay
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Doubts (Twijfels)
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Grover
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I cannot take this anymore!
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Bert
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Me neither!
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Ernie
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I can! And we’ll keep on singing until Sinterklaas comes.
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Bert
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But then we’ll be too tired to sing for Sinterklaas, when he eventually comes in. Eventually.
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Grover
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SINTERKLAAS, COME ON IN, WITH YOUR LITTLE HELPER!
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Bert
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Stop that, Grover!
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Grover
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Excuse me.
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Bert
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Is being naughty a bad thing?
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Ernie
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Maybe only if Sinterklaas noticed it.
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Bert
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Sinterklaas knows everything. We’d better watch out. He’s sitting on his horse on the roof right now, listening…
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Ernie
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Sinterklaas is just a nice man. And he’s coming to celebrate with us.
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Bert
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But isn’t being naughty bad?
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Ernie
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Everyone is naughty at times. Sinterklaas too.
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Bert
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Watch out, Ernie. Otherwise you won’t get any presents.
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Ernie
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And riding a horse on a roof. That’s not even possible without falling. It’s just a funny story, just for fun.
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Grover
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I do not know… I do not know…
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Bert
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There they are!! Sinterklaas! I’ll open the door!
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Grover
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Where is the closet?! WHERE IS THE CLOSET?! QUICK!
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Bert
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Hello, Saint Nicholas. Welcome.
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Sinterklaas
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Thank you, young man. Ha ha ha.
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Bert
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Get away from that chair, Ernie. Sinterklaas has to sit there. Take a seat, Sinterklaas.
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Ernie
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Hello. Are you Black Pete? I am Ernie.
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It’s Sinterklaas’ Birthday (Sinterklaas Is Jarig)
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Sinterklaas
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There, Bert and Ernie. I heard many things about you. You are good friends, right?
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Bert
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Yes, Sinterklaas, we are. We live here together.
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Ernie
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It’s your birthday, right?
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Sinterklaas |
Tomorrow is my birthday, but I celebrate it today. So you live here together. I knew that. Do you share everything with each other, too?
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Bert
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Yes, we do, Sinterklaas.
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Ernie
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Not everything.
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Bert |
EVERYTHING. That chocolate pigeon too, huh, Ernie?
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Ernie
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Uhm, yes. That chocolate pigeon… We shared that together. But I don’t remember how it tasted.
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Bert
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It was delicious, Sinterklaas. And big. Big and delicious.
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Ernie
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Was our house easy to find?
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Sinterklaas
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Pete keeps track of those things. He knows exactly where I have to be. Right, Pete?
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Pete |
Not always, Sinterklaas. We once got lost. We wanted to go to Grover’s and ended up at Kermit’s.
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Grover
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(in the closet) ACHOO!
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Sinterklaas
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Did I hear someone sneezing?
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Bert
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I didn’t hear anything. (PRRFFFT) Oh. Excuse me.
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Ernie
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Did you hear that?
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Bert
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Quiet.
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Ernie
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Bert broke wind. Did you hear that, Sinterklaas?
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Sinterklaas
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No, but I can smell it.
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Bert
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I’ll be back later…
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Ernie
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He couldn’t help it, Sinterklaas.
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Sinterklaas
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It’s okay. It’s just that the smell is a little unpleasant. But that is a matter of taste.
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Grover |
A-CHOO! (stumbles out of the closet) Oh, I fell down… oooh!! OOOH!
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Sinterklaas
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Who are you?
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Grover
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(scared) I am Grover, and I… I…
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Sinterklaas
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And where did you come from?
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Grover
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Out of the closet. I just wanted to check, but I’d rather go back…
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Sinterklaas
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I am Sinterklaas.
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Grover
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Oh, you can clearly see that. But I’d rather get back into the closet, because I have not found… I am looking for something.
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Sinterklaas
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Why don’t you take a seat, Grover.
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Grover
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All right, Sinterklaas. Good, Sinterklaas. Where should I sit? Here, or there? WHERE SHOULD I SIT?! Which seat is Bert’s? ERNIE! Which seat is Bert’s?
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Ernie
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Bert sat here.
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Grover
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Good, then I will sit here. Can I sit here?
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Bert
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I’m back. Would you like a drink, Sinterklaas? A glass of soda or a glass of lemonade?
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Ernie
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Or milk. I don’t like milk much…
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Sinterklaas
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No, thank you. I already drank too much and I still have to ride my horse.
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Grover
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Listen, do you want me to sit here, or should I sit over there? WHERE SHOULD I SIT?!!
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Ernie
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Just stay where you are, Grover. Quiet.
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Sinterklaas
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Pete? Where are the presents?
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Pete
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Here, Saint. A whole sack full.
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Sinterklaas
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Hold it, hold. First you have to sing, yes.
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Bert
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See, Ernie?
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De Pakjespolka (The Presents Polka)
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Sinterklaas
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Do you know the song called “The Presents Polka,” the one that goes “hop faldera, the Presents Polka”? Pete, would you be so kind to accompany the youngsters on your electric organ?
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Pete
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Me? I hope I can do that, because…
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Bert
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How did that start again? Oh, yes…
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Pete
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Like this?
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere
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Ernie
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What did I get, what did you get?
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Bert
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Is there something for me?
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Ernie
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Look over here, look over there
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Bert
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Do you have the scissors?
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere
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Ernie
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Grover! You have to sing too!
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Grover
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What is this, what is that? It looks like a bag of french fries
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Ernie
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I think it’s a “sur-prise”
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Bert
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The pepper makes me sneeze
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere
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Ernie
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Look at that, Bert. It’s wrapped real tight.
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Bert
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I have a humming top!
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Ernie
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That’s not a humming top, that’s a flying saucer! Look at this pretty present… oh no, that’s yours.
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Bert
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Read the poem first!
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere
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Ernie
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Presents full of pretty things But sing a silly song first Presents filled with foolish things Sinterklaas is very generous
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere
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Sinterklaas
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Peppernuts, marzipan And those who haven’t been sweet this year… Will be sweet now! Hahahaha!
But don’t forget to brush your teeth afterwards.
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Bert
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Yes, Sinterklaas, you can count on that.
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Bert & Ernie
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Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, The Presents Polka, hop faldera Hop faldera, the Presents Polka, Presents everywhere Presents everywhere Presents everywhere |
by Jogchem Jalink
