I Don't Want to Live on the Moon

I Don't Want to Live on the Moon is a Sesame Street song by Ernie about places he would like to visit but wouldn't like to live.

Lyrics
Well, I'd like to visit the moon,

On a rocket ship high in the air.

Yes, I'd like to visit the moon.

But I don't think I'd like to live there.

Though I'd like to look down at the Earth from above, I would miss all the places and people I love.

And although I might like it for one afternoon, I don't want to live on the moon.

I could travel under the sea.

I could meet all the fish everywhere.

Yes, I'd travel under the sea.

But I don't think I'd like to live there.

I could stay for a day there if I had my wish, but there's not much to do when your friends are all fish.

And an oyster and clam aren't real family, so I don't want to live in the sea.

I'd like to visit the jungle, hear the lion's roar.

Go back in time and meet a dinosaur.

There are so many strange places I'd like to be, but none of them permanently.

So if I should visit the moon,

well, I'd dance on a moonbeam and then,

I would make a wish on a star,

and I'd wish I was home once again.

Though I'd like to look down at the Earth from above, I would miss all the places and people I love, so although I may go, I'd be coming home soon 'cause I don't want to live on the moon.

No, I don't....want to live...on the moon.