Going to the Zoo
Tom Paxton
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1. Daddy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
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Zoo Tomorrow, zoo tomorrow
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Daddy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
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And we can stay all day
Refrain
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We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo,
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How about you, you, you?
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You can come too, too, too,
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We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.
2. See the elephant with the long trunk swingin’
Great big ears and a long trunk swingin’
Snuffin’ up the peanuts with a long trunk swingin’
And we can stay all day
Refrain
3. See the monkeys, they’re scritch-scritch-scratchin,
Junpin’ around and scritch-scritch-scratchin’
Hangin’ by their long tails (scritch-scritch-scratchin’)
And we can stay all day,
Refrain
4. There’s a big black bear, he’s a huff-huff-puffin’
Coat’s too heavy, he’s a huff-huff-puffin’
Don’t go too near the huff-huff-puffin’
Or you won’t stay all day
Refrain
5. Well the seals in the pool all honk, honk, honkin’
Catchin’ the fish and honk, honk, honkin’
Little tiny seals all honk, honk, honkin’
And we can stay all day
Refrain
6. Well we stayed all day and I’m getting’ sleepy
Sittin’ in the car getting’ sleep sleep sleepy,
Home already and I’m sleep sleep sleepy
And we have stayed all day
Break
We’ve been to the zoo, zoo, zoo,
How about you, you, you?
You came too, too, too,
We’ve been to the zoo, zoo, zoo.
7. Mommy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow
Mommy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow
And we can stay all day,
Refrain