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Sing, sing a song Sing out loud Sing out strong Sing of good things not bad Sing of happy not sad. Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last Your whole life long Don't worry that it's not Good enough for anyone Else to hear Just sing, sing a song. Sing, sing a song Let the world sing along Sing of love there could be Sing for you and for me. Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last Your whole life long Don't worry that it's not Good enough for anyone Else to hear Just sing, sing a song.
Throughout the fall of 1972 and into 1973, the Carpenters were busy meeting concert demands around the world, and Richard had not found time to get back to the solitary work of songwriting. In January, when they came to the NBC studios to tape a Robert Young Special they were asked to perform a tune from Sesame Street with Arte Johnson, Sandy Duncan, Robert Young, and a children's group. On the set, everyone from the cameramen to the producer was swept up in the sing-along quality of Sing. After several days of rehearsal, Karen and Richard felt the song was strong enough to be released as a single. The Carpenters' version, which Richard was arranging right at the TV studio, features The Jimmy Joyce Children's Choir. Richard and Karen have also had fun preforming this song in concerts throughout the country with children's choirs recruited from each city they visit. Short of that mythical talking dog, nothing was guaranteed to be more of a million-seller than Sing, which became their seventh gold single.
