Talk to the Animals

Lyrics

[Verse 1] If I could talk to the animals, just imagine it Chatting with a chimp in chimpanzee Imagine talkin' to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah What a neat achievement it would be! [Verse 2] If we could talk to the animals, learn all their languages Maybe take an animal degree I'd study elephant and eagle, buffalo and beagle Alligator, guinea pig, and flea! [Pre-Chorus 1] I would converse in polar bear and python And I would curse in fluent kangaroo If people asked me, "Can you speak rhinoceros?" I'd say, "Of courserous! Can't you?" [Chorus 1] If I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal Think of the amazing repartee If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals And they could talk to me! [Verse 3] If I consulted with quadrupeds Think what fun we'd have askin' over crocodiles for tea! Or maybe lunch with two or three lions, walruses and sea lions What a lovely place the world would be! [Verse 4] If I spoke slang to orangutans The advantages, why any fool on earth could plainly see! Discussing Eastern art and dramas With intellectual llamas That's a big step forward you'll agree! [Pre-Chorus 2] I'd learn to speak in antelope and turtle And my Pekinese would be extremely good If I were asked to sing in Hippopotamus I'd say, "Why-not-amous?" And I would! [Chorus 2] If I could parlay with pachyderms It's a fairy tale worthy of Hans Anderson and Grimm A man who walks with the animals and talks with the animals Grunts and squeaks and squawks with the animals And they could talk to him! ("Let me hear 'em talk!") [Instrumental Break] [Pre-Chorus 3] I'd study every creature's language So I could speak to all of them on sight If friends said, "Can he talk in crab or maybe pelican?" You'd say, "Like hell he can!" And you'd be right! [Chorus 3] And if you just stop and think of it Ain't no doubt of it I'm gonna win a place in history If I could walk with the animals Talk with the animals Grunt, squeak, squawk with the animals And they could squeak and squawk and speak and talk to me!