"I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me"@en . "Splotched Animal Music Company"@en . . "1982"^^ . . "\"I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me\" is a Sesame Street blues song sung by Bert. In the song, he expresses his loneliness when Ernie won't play with him, and wishes for a friend who will do the things he enjoys, such as eating oatmeal and worshiping argyle socks."@en . . . . "\"I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me\" is a Sesame Street blues song sung by Bert. In the song, he expresses his loneliness when Ernie won't play with him, and wishes for a friend who will do the things he enjoys, such as eating oatmeal and worshiping argyle socks."@en . .