At The Zoo

From the Bookends album ( 1968 )

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( [email protected] http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

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Someone told me it's all happening

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at the zoo

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I do believe it

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I do believe it's true

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wo - oo wo - oh

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It's a light and tum - ble

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journey from the East Side to the

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park, just a fine and fan - cy

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ram - ble to the zoo.

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But you can take the cross

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town bus if it's raining or it's

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cold and the a - ni - mals will

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love it if you do

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if you do now

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Something tells me ...

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Lyrics :

Someone told me
It's all happening at the zoo.

I do believe it,
I do believe it's true.

It's a light and tumble journey
From the East Side to the park;
Just a fine and fancy ramble
To the zoo.

But you can take the crosstown bus
If it's raining or it's cold,
And the animals will love it
If you do.

Somethin' tells me
It's all happening at the zoo.

The monkeys stand for honesty,
Giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but
They're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical
Of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.

Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas! You gotta come and see
At the zoo.