The So Long Song

The So Long Song (The Farewell Song in the UK version) is a song from Blue's Clues and Blue's Clues & You! that is sung at the end of every episode from seasons 1-5 except 100th Episode Celebration, I'm So Happy!, The Alphabet Train, and Body Language. In season 6, it was replaced by The Goodbye Song, that Joe sings during the final season of Blue's Clues.

Characters Singing

Steve (seasons 1-4 of Blue's Clues, "Meet Josh!")
Joe ("Joe's First Day", "Joe Gets a Clue", "Steve Goes to College", all episodes of season 5 of Blue's Clues, "Meet Josh!", "123's with Blue", "Happy Birthday, Blue!")
Blue (regular appearance: seasons 1-5 of Blue's Clues, all episodes of Blue's Clues & You!)
Kevin (United Kingdom version of Blue's Clues)
Duarte (Portugal version of Blue's Clues)
The Viewers (most episodes of season 1 of Blue's Clues, as well as early season 2)
Sock Puppet ("What Does Blue Want to Make?", "What's So Funny?", "Puppets")
Steve's Grandmother ("Blue's Big Treasure Hunt")
Sidetable ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Mailbox ("Blue's Big Musical")
Tickety Tock ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Slippery Soap ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Shovel ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Pail ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Magenta ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Green Puppy ("Blue's Big Musical", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Mr. Salt ("Imagine Nation", "Our Neighborhood Festival")
Mrs. Pepper ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Paprika ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Cinnamon ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Orange Kitten ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Purple Kangaroo ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Periwinkle ("Our Neighborhood Festival", "Blue Takes You to School")
Miss Marigold ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Green Kitten ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Marlee ("Our Neighborhood Festival")
Boris ("Meet Polka Dots!")
Josh (All episodes of Blue's Clues & You!)

Lyrics

Blue's Clues standard version

Now it's time for so long
But we'll sing just one more song
Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, and my dog Blue
We can do anything that we wanna do
(Spoken) (ways to say goodbye, including thanks)

In Season 1 and early Season 2 (Steve Gets the Sniffles, What Does Blue Want to Build?, What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?, What Was Blue's Dream About?, and Blue's Birthday), After Steve sings "And my dog Blue", the viewers also say the last line and repeat it twice (though only half of it was said the last time: "We can do anything!"). Steve only sings the line the first time.

When Joe made his first appearance, the lyrics "And my dog Blue" were changed to "And our friend Blue". Also, starting in "Can You Help?", Joe sung the last line twice with the exceptions of Blue's Big Band and Bedtime Business.

What Does Blue Want to Make?

Steve: Now it's time for so long
Sock Puppet: So long? I just got here.
Steve: But we'll sing just one more song
Sock Puppet: La la la la la!
Steve: Thanks for doing you part
Sock Puppet: You sure are smart
Steve: You know, with me and you and my dog Blue
Steve and the viewers: We can do...
Sock Puppet and the viewers: ...anything...
Steve and the viewers: ...that we wanna do

Note: Since this is a season 1 episode, the viewers repeat the last 3 lines until the credits.

What Story Does Blue Want to Play?

Steve (in an Elvis Presley voice): And now it's time for so long
But we'll sing just one more song
Well thanks for doing your part
Chorus: Doo-wah!
Steve: You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, and hound dog Blue
We can do anything that we wanna do

Thank you, thank you very much!

Note: Since this is a season 1 episode, the viewers repeat the last line until the credits.

The Lost Episode!

Steve: Now it's time for so long
Paper Plate Steve: But we'll sing just one more song
Thanks for doing you part
You sure are smart
You know...
Paper Plate Steve and Puppet: ...with me, and you
Blue and Puppet: and our friend Blue.
Paper Plate Steve: We can do...
Steve: ...anything that we wanna do

Blue's Big Pajama Party

Now it's time for so long
So we'll sing this goodnight song
Thanks for coming tonight
You sure are bright
You know with me, and you, and my dog Blue
We can do anything...
(Yawning) ...that we wanna do

Blue's Big Treasure Hunt

Steve: Now it's time for so long
But we'll sing just one more song
Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, my Grandma and Blue
We can do anything...
Grandma: ...that we wanna do

Blue's School

Now it’s for so long
But we’ll sing just one more song
Thanks for doing part
You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, and teacher Blue
We can do anything that we wanna do

Joe Gets a Clue

Steve: Now it's time for so long
Joe: Let's sing just one more song
Steve: Thanks for doing your part
Joe: You sure are smart
Steve: You know with me, ...
Joe: ...and you, ...
Steve: ...and our friend Blue
Joe: We can do...
Steve: ...anything...
Steve and Joe: ...that we wanna do

Meet Polka Dots!

Joe: Now it's time for so long
But we'll sing just one more song
Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, Polka Dots and Blue
We can do anything that we wanna do
We can do anything...
Boris: (quacks) that we wanna do (quack quack quack quack quack).

UK Lyrics

Now it's time for farewell
You know, you've really done well
Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You know with me, and you, and my dog Blue
We can do anything that we want to do!

Portugal Lyrics

É hora do adeus (It's goodbye time)
Para mais uma canção (For another song)
Obrigado por serem companheiros estão bons (Thank you for being good companions)
Descobrimos juntos as pistas da Blue (Together we discovered Blue's Clues)
Juntos fomos os melhores (Together we are the best!)
Somas as melhores (We are the best!)

Blue's Clues & You! standard version

Now it's time for so long
But we're gonna sing one more song
Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You sure worked hard
When you use your mind
Take a step at a time
You can do anything that you wanna do
Wooooh!

Meet Josh!

Steve: Now it's time for so long
But we’re gonna sing one more song
Joe: Yeah we usually do, right?
Thanks for doing your part
Steve: You sure are smart
Steve, Joe and Josh: And worked really hard
Josh: With me and you
Steve, Joe and Josh: And our friend Blue
You can do anything that you wanna do
Wooooh!

123's with Blue

Josh: Now it’s time for so long
Joe: (I love this song)
Josh: But we’re gonna sing one more song
Joe and Josh: Thanks for doing your part
You sure are smart
You sure worked hard
Josh: When you use our mind
Joe: Take a step at a time
Joe and Josh: You can do anything that you wanna do
Wooooh!

Happy Birthday, Blue!

Joe and Josh: Now it’s time for so long,
but we’re gonna sing one more song,
thanks for doing you’re part,
you’re sure are smart,
you sure worked hard,
when you use you’re mind
and take a step at a time

Josh: You can do anything that you wanna do
Wooooh!

Pajama Party with Blue

It's time for so long
So we'll sing this goodnight song
Thanks for coming tonight
You sure are bright

When you use your mind
Take a step at a time
You can do anything that you wanna do
Wooooh!

Listen

Trivia

The ending lyrics are the same as the lyrics at the end of the Blue's Clues Theme Song.
In "What Was Blue's Dream About?", the viewers only sang "We can do anything that we wanna do" once.
In "What's That Sound?", Steve mainly said his lines instead of singing and there was no music, just a bunch of sounds heard from presumably right from the couch used in the last scene of the episode and during the credits.
In "Blue's Big Band", everyone played their instruments instead of the song's usual music playing.
This song is always sung by Steve and Joe (and later Josh).
In What Time is it for Blue? and Blue's Big Pajama Party, Steve sings this song quietly instead of normally and loudly because he gets tired and is always yawning during the song, it was also Blue's nap time so he needed to sing it quietly and it was bedtime in Blue's Big Pajama Party, it would later happen with Joe in the episode Bedtime Business because he always gets tired and always yawns during the song.
After Steve or Joe sing this song, the episodes almost always end with the screen zooming out the door of the house and Blue waving goodbye to the viewer from the window before the end credits appear.
In 100th Episode Celebration, I'm So Happy!, The Alphabet Train, and Body Language, the So Long Song was not sung at all.
This song is in C major, but in the new series, it is in F# major.
In a couple of episodes, another character might say "You sure are smart" instead of Steve/Joe.
- In Imagine Nation, Mr. Salt says "You sure are smart" instead of Steve.
- In Blue Takes You to School, Periwinkle says "You sure are smart" instead of Joe.
- In What Does Blue Want to Make?, Sock Puppet says "You sure are smart" instead of Steve.
In What Story Does Blue Want to Play?, Steve sang a quiet version of the So Long Song in an Elvis Presley voice.
In The Lost Episode!, Paper Plate Steve and a Puppet joined in the So Long Song along with Steve and Blue.
In Blue's Big Treasure Hunt, Steve sang the So Long Song outside instead of inside with his Grandma and Blue.
In Blue's Birthday, the credits were shown on the birthday banner as Steve sings this song.
In Blue's Big Musical Movie, Steve and the entire cast sing a slower, Broadway-style version of this song.
In Joe's First Day, Steve and Joe take turns singing this song and the lyrics "my dog Blue" were changed to "our friend Blue".
In Our Neighborhood Festival, Joe and the entire cast sing this song.
In Meet Polka Dots!, Joe quacked the last line of the So Long Song like Boris.
In "Happy Birthday, Blue!", Joe and Josh sing the song together except the last verse. Only Josh sang the last verse.
In season 6, this song is replaced with The Goodbye Song.
In the reboot, the ending specifically only mentions the viewer and not Blue and the host all together unlike the original.