A Tiny Urban Zoo

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[Boy] I thought it was a pity to be living in a city To spot a bird or butterfly was tough So I found a little corner for the flora and the fauna A tub or two of dirt was just enough It's amazing how I started with a little pack of seeds Soon I'd grown a bunch of plants I used to think were weeds That's how I became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo I brought some wildflowers seeds and things just grew Now I got bugs and beetles, butterflies and birds And lots of little critters far too beautiful for words You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo It's really not that hard You can plant one in your own backyard How about a birdbath? [Girl] Do birds bathe? [Boy] Course They need to drink too [Girl] They drink their own bathwater? Gross [Boy] Soon this venue had a menu, flowers, leaves and grass There's no finer fast-food diner for the bugs who happen to pass Caterpillars loved it soon began to munch 'Til a passing robin came along for lunch I became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo Got lots of creepy crawlies now but who eats who? The herbivores enjoy a tasty range of plants The carnivores will eat 'em if they ever get a chance You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo It's really not that hard You can plant one in your own backyard [Female Bird] Look at all those morsels We can't resist them [Male Bird] Seems he made his own little ecosystem [Boy] Birds are calling, snails are crawling, ladybugs abound Bees are buzzing by the dozen, butterflies are flitting around Then we have the spiders, welcome to my patch Spin yourselves a cobweb, see what you can catch That's how [Critters] He became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo We all need one another or it's no can do We don't ask for a lot, we're grateful to the child It's just a mini version of what happens in the wild [All] You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo It's really not that hard You can plant one in your own backyard [Spider] It's like a jungle out there