Someone told me it's all happening a t the zoo
I do believe it I d o be - l ieve it's true
M mm - m mm - mmm! Mmm - mmm - m mm! Woh - oh oh - o h! M mm - m mm - m mm!
It's a li ght a nd tum - ble jo urney from the East Side to the pa rk
J ust a fi ne an d fan - cy ram ble t o the zoo
But you can t ake t he cross town bus if it's rain ing o r it 's c old
A nd t he ani - mal s wil l lo ve it if you do if you do no w
Someone told me it's all happening a t the zoo
I do believe it I d o be - l ieve it's true
M mm - m mm - mmm! Mmm - mmm - m mm! Woh - oh oh - o h! M mm - m mm - m mm!
The mo nkeys stan d for hon esty gi - r affes are in - sin - ce re
A nd t he ele - pha nts are ki ndly but they're dumb
Orangu - t ans a re skept i - cal of c hang es in the ir c ages
A nd t he zoo-k eep - er is very fond of rum
Z ebras a re r e - actio n - a - rie s a nte - lopes are miss ion - ai - re s
Pige ons pl ot i n se cre - cy and hams ters turn on fre quen t - l y
What a ga s! Yo u gott a co me an d see at the z oo - oo
A t the zoo - o o! (x 2)