- The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that in the United States more Americans are killed in automobile accidents than are killed by buffalo. (Art Buchwald)
- Historically the buffalo had more influence on man than all other Plains animals combined. It was life, food, raiment, and shelter to the Indians. The buffalo and the Plains Indians lived together, and together passed away. The year 1876 marks practically the end of both.... (Walter Prescott Webb)
- My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways. (Lalu Prasad Yadav)
Songs about Buffalo
- Baby Buffalo - James Taylor (2002)
- Buffalo - Anagram (2005)
- Buffalo Along the Cimarron - Jim Stricklan (2006)
- Buffalo Calf - Robert Jackson (2000)
- Buffalo Herd - Wendy Gelsanliter (2007)
- Buffalo Hunter - Zahara Jazz (2008)
- Buffalo in Yellowstone - By the End of Tonight (2007)
- Buffalo Left Yesterday, The - Norman and Nancy Blake (2007)
- Buffalo Nickel - Rusty Draper (1968)
- Buffalo Stampede - Cowboy Troy (2007)
- Calling the Buffalo - Paul Winter Consort (2007)
- Dance of the White Buffalo - Medwyn Goodall (2001)
- Great White Buffalo - Grandmothers of Re-Invention (2000)
- Now That the Buffalo's Gone - Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
- White Buffalo - John Barry (2004)
- You Can't Roller-skate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller (1966)
The Camel
(Ogden Nash)
The camel has a single hump;
The dromedary, two;
Or else the other way around.
I'm never sure. Are you?
Songs about Camels
- 100 Camels - David Leask (2003)
- Alice the Camel - Larry N. Swenson (2003)
- Camel, The - David Polansky (1998)
- Camel Caravan - Carol Boyd Leon (2004)
- Camel Ride - Jose James (2001)
- Camel Rock - Chuck Pyle (1995)
- Camel Walk - Tom Clark (2007)
- Humphrey the Camel - Misty Morgan (1970)
- Riding on a Camel - Geof Johnson (2001)
- Sally the Camel - Twin Sisters (2008)
The Lama
(Ogden Nash)
The one-l lama,
He's a priest.
The two-l llama,
He's a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn't any
Three-l lllama.
Songs about Llamas
- Baby Llama Lullaby - Diane White-Crane (2000)
- I'd Rather Be a Llama - Diane White-Crane (2000)
- Last of the Red Hot Llamas - Baja Marimba Band (1966)
- Llamas Dressed in 'Jamas - Diane White-Crane (2000)
- Llama Rhymes With Mama - Chandler Travis Band (2002)
- Oh, You Gotta Love a Llama - Diane White-Crane (2000)
Quotes
- I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. (Ellen DeGeneres)
- My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands a chasing the deer; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. (Robert Burns)
- No Gnus is good news.
- A wounded deer leaps the highest. (Emily Dickinson)
chorus of Home on the Range
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Songs about Antelopes
- Antelope and Deer - Laura Simms (1998)
- Antelope Dance - Liz Buchanan (2001)
- Antelope Trail - Bobby Morano (2007)
- Little Antelope, The - Warren Angell (2006)
- Run Like an Antelope - Phish (1998)
Songs about Deer
- Antelope and Deer - Laura Simms (1998)
- Black-Tail Deer - Planet Forest Champions (2008)
- Deer - Ron Warren (2005)
- Deer at the Brook - Barbara Hills (2008)
- Deer Creek - Peter Feldmann (2005)
- Deer Crossing - Elk City (2008)
- Deer Hunter - Alert the Sky (2007)
- Deer Hunter's Wife - Justin Wilson (2008)
- Deer Hunting Time - Harold Layman (2006)
- Deer in a Riverside Meadow - Valerie Blessley (2004)
- Deer in the Headlights - Chris Mason (2007)
- Deer in the Meadow - Wynn Erickson (2008)
- Deer in the Wood - Annie Lalley (1996)
- Deer Path - Oregon (1974)
- Deer Tracks - Kerry Kean (2005)
- Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer - Nancy Allen (2005)
Songs about Gnus
- Brand Gnu - Mathpanda (2008)
- Gnu - Loren Stillman (2005)
- Gnu Song, The - Flanders and Swann (1960)
- Gnu Too - David Hannah (2008)
- My Gnu Idea - Peter Knight Quartet (2005)
- New Gnu News - Katherine Dines (1996)
Mooses Come Walking
(Arlo Guthrie)
Mooses come walking over the hill
Mooses come walking, they rarely stand still
When mooses come walking they go where they will
When mooses come walking over the hill
Mooses look into your window at night
They look to the left and they look to the right
The mooses are smiling, they think it's a zoo
And that's why the mooses like looking at you
So, if you see mooses while lying in bed
It's best to just stay there pretending you're dead
The mooses will leave and you'll get the thrill
Of seeing the mooses go over the hill
Songs about Moose
- Bull Moose - Jackie Dallas (1965)
- If I Were a Moose - Fred Small (1987)
- Moose on the Loose - Ringenberg and Snider (2006)
- Moose Song, The - Wild Mountain Tyme (1998)
- Moose Trot - Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies (1969)
- Mooses Come Walking - Judy Collins (2003)
Page Toppers
- An Elephant Never Forgets
- Humongous! (elephant or hippo)
- I Work for Peanuts (elephant)
- A Trunk full of _____! (love, smiles)
The Elephant Poem
(by Wayne Hepburn, placed in the Public Domain 11 Sep 1997)
Elephants are lovely guys,
They're good and true and tell no lies.
They don't take more than they can eat,
And always watch where they put their feet.
They don't play with electric wires;
I never have heard of them starting fires.
They live healthily, they don't smoke
An Elephant is a kindly bloke.
Elephants take care of their young,
And rarely speak with angry tongue.
When in school, they do not cheat,
They walk in lines which are quite neat.
They don't beat up on smaller folks,
Don't care if they're the butt of jokes.
They don't fret, what wear today,
Look simply splendid all in gray.
Super strong yet very nice,
They're really not afraid of mice.
I've tried and tried but I just can't
Find anything better than the Elephant.
Eletelephony
(E. Richards)
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Once there was an elephant
Who tried to use the telephunt -
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone -
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
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However it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee.
(I fear I'd better drop this song
Of elephop and telephong!)
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Holding Hands
(Leonore M. Link)
Elephants walking
along the trails
Are holding hands
by holding tails,
Trunks and tails
are handy things
When elephants walk
in circus rings.
Songs about Elephants
- Effervescing Elephant - Syd Barrett (1970)
- Elephant, The - Flanders and Swann (1964)
- Elephant Tango - Cyril Stapleton Orchestra (1955)
- Elephant's Tango - Danish State Radio Orchestra (2006)
- Exercising Elephant - Jill and Michael Gallina (1994)
- Here Come the Elephants - Johnny Bond (1970)
- Nellie the Elephant - Toy Dolls (1984)
- Pink Elephant - Shanie Evans (2007)
- Pink Elephants - Ray Campi (2007)
- Wine, Women and Pink Elephants - Jimmie Dolan (1951)
Page Toppers
- Reach for the stars! (Giraffe)
- Tall Tails (giraffe)
Mister Giraffe
(Geoffrey Lapage)
O Mister Giraffe, you make me laugh,
You seem to be made all wrong;
Your head is so high up there in the sky
And your neck is so very long
That your dinner and tea, it seems to me,
Have such a long way to go,
And I'm wondering how they manage to know
The way to your tummy below.
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The Giraffe's Song
With a neck so long,
To hear his song,
You'll have to stay,
Around all day.
He begins his tune,
Just before noon.
And it comes out right,
About midnight!
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Songs about Giraffes
- Antonio's Giraffe - The Mackrosoft (2006)
- Did You See the Giraffe? - Scott Hooper (2007)
- Giraffe - David Polansky (1998)
- Golfing Giraffe, The - Jill and Michael Gallina (1994)
- Joshua Giraffe - Raffi (1980)
- You're a Giraffe - Phonograph (2007)
Page Toppers
- Look ma! No cavities (hippo)
- Splish Splash I was taking a bath
(hippo with water splashes)
The Hippo
The hippo should watch her weight.
It's not healthy to be fat.
But who would ever have the nerve
To tell a hippo that?
Songs about Hippopotamuses
- Flight of the Cosmic Hippo - Bela Flek (1991)
- Hey Daddy, There's a Hippo in the Tub - Anne Murray (1979)
- Hip Hop Hippo - The Wilderbeats (2006)
- Hippo Encore - Flanders and Swann (1964)
- Hippo Hurray - Linda Arnold (1989)
- Hippo on My Head - Uncle Eye (1999)
- H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S - Jimmy Osmond (1975)
- Hippopotamus, The - Flanders and Swann (1960)
- Hippopotamus Rock - Rosenshontz (2004)
- Hula Dancing Hippo - Jill and Michael Gallina (1994)
- I Am a Hippopotamus - David Polansky (1998)
- I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Patsy Biscoe (2007)
- If You Love a Hippopotamus - Connie Kaldor (1982)
- I'm Herman the Hippo - Possumtrot Players (1994)
- Look at the Hippo - The Great Glass Elevator (2004)
- My Baby Hippo - Tom Knight and Elizabeth Mcmohan (1995)
- Otto the Hippo - Fred Penner (1992)
A Kangaroo
(Julie Holder)
A kangaroo
One afternoon
Jumped so high
It jumped over the moon!
It jumped so far
It jumped so high
It bumped its head
Upon the sky.
Down it fell
Spinning round
And bumped its bottom
On the ground.
Songs about Kangaroos
- Boxing Kangaroo – Slim Dusty (1985)
- Kangaroo - David Polansky (1998)
- Kangaroo Hop - Peter Combe (2006)
- Kicking Kangaroo - Jill and Michael Gallina (1994)
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris (1963)
- Toodle-oo Kangaroo - The Virtues (1956)
Page Toppers
- Don't Monkey around!
- Getting in the swing of things (monkeys)
- Hangin' Around (monkeys)
- In the Swing of Things (monkey)
- Just Hangin' Out
- Just Monkey'n Around
- Monkey Business
- Monkey See, Monkey Do
- Monkeying around
- More fun than a tree-full of monkeys!
- No more Monkeying around
- Our little monkey
- A Real Swinger (monkey)
- Swing my way (monkey)
- You can fly, you can fly! (monkeys)
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his little head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped her little head.
Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his little head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped her little head.
Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
One little monkey jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bumped his little head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
"Put those monkeys straight to bed!"
Songs about Apes
- Ape Call - Nervous Norvus (1956)
- Ape in Cage With Wire Cutters - Why (2003)
- Apes Like Us - Gordon Mcghie (2002)
- Harry the Hairy Ape - Ray Stevens (1963)
Songs about Gorillas
- Gorilla - James Taylor (1975)
- Gorilla Driving a Pick-Up Truck - Kool Keith (2007)
- Gorilla Escapes Zoo - Cafeteria Dance Fever (2008)
- Gorilla Rock - Batmobile (1987)
- Gorilla Walk - Michael Mish (2004)
- King Kong - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1975)
Songs about Monkeys
- All Monkeys Ain't in the Zoo - Tommy Collins (1956)
- Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys (1986)
- Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles (1963)
- Monkey - George Michael (1988)
- Monkey and the Engineer, The - Jesse Fuller (1981)
- Monkey Business - Eddie Hill (1959)
- Monkey on a String - Ethel Smith (1951)
- Monkey See, Monkey Do - The Five Dutones (1964)
- Monkey Time, The - Major Lance (1963)
- Monkey's Uncle - Ray Sharpe (1959)
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - David Wilkins (1975)
- Proudest Monkey - The Dave Matthews Band (1995)
- Too Much Monkey Business - Freddy Weller (1973)
Rhinoceros
A rhinoceros, rhinoceros.
Sometimes he makes a dreadful fuss.
He has a big horn on his nose.
He snorts and rumbles as he goes.
He's very long and very wide.
He has a very wrinkled hide.
He has big hoofs on his four feet.
We feed him grass and hay to eat.
A rhinoceros, a rhinoceros
Is surely not a pet for us.
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The Rhinoceros
(Hilaire Belloc)
Rhinoceros, your hide looks all undone,
You do not take my fancy in the least;
You have a horn where other brutes have none;
Rhinoceros, you are an ugly beast.
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Songs about Rhinoceroses
- Lone Rhinoceros - Adrian Belew (1982)
- My Rhinoceros - Ed Lipton (2007)
- Rhinoceros - Smashing Pumpkins (1991)
- Rhinoceros, The - Flanders and Swann (1964)
- Rhinoceros Tap Dance - Not From There (2000)
- That Ridiculous Rhinoceros - Albrecht and Beck (2006)
The Zebra
Thank goodness for the zebra!
He's a special animal, you see;
For without the striped zebra,
What word would start with Z?
Songs about Zebras
- Horse With Stripes, A - Bobby Susser (1997)
- Mr. Zebra - Tori Amos (1996)
- What if a Zebra Had Spots? - Barry Polisar (1993)
- Zebra - David Polansky (1998)
- Zebra Crossing - Polaris (1996)
- Zebra Stripes - Nixon Nation (2007)
- Zebras Crossing the Street - Scooter (1996)
- Zelda the Zebra - Magical David (2008)
- Zig-Zagging Zebra - Jill and Michael Gallina (1994)
Page Toppers
- A Day at the Zoo
- Do the zoo
- Everybody's Zooing It!
- Fun at the zoo
- It's a Zoo Around Here
- Look who's at the zoo
- No Lion - the Zoo was Grrreat!
- Our private zoo
- This Place is a Zoo
- Trip to the Zoo
- Two at the Zoo
- Watch out zoo, here we come
- We belong in the Zoo
- Welcome to the Zoo
- What a Zoo!
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- Wonderful Zoo
- Zany Zoo
- Zoo Day Fun
- Zoo Fun
- Zoo Hullabaloo
- Zoo time
- Zoo-pendous
- A 'Zoo'per day
- A 'Zoo'per time
- Zoobilee
- Zooperstars
- Zoorassic Park
- Zoorific
- A Zoo-tiful day
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Also use these with animal stickers for non-zoo pages
(i.e. A Day at the Zoo for kids being rowdy.)
Songs about the Zoo
- All Monkeys Ain't in the Zoo - Tommy Collins (1956)
- Animal House
- Animals at the Zoo - Bobby Susser (1997)
- At the Zoo - Simon and Garfunkel (1968)
- A Day Among the Animals
- Don't Feed the Animals
- Gorilla Escapes Zoo - Cafeteria Dance Fever (2008)
- Jungle to the Zoo, The - Joe Poovey (1990)
- Please Do Feed the Animals
- Please Don't Feed the Animals
- Trip to the Zoo - Bobby Susser (1997)
- Urban Safari
- We did the Wild Thing
- Where the Wild Things Are
- A Wild and Crazy Place
- Zoo, The - Mickey Lee Lane (1965)
- The zoo is a place for animals to study the behavior of humans.
- Zoo is Fun, The - Jennielea (2006)
- Zoo Train - Rachel Coleman (2008)
Songs about Menageries
- Animal Menagerie - Bonnie Erich (2009)
- Glass Menagerie - Pieces of East (2004)
- Menagerie - Pam Herstein (2005)
- Menagerie Dreams - Thomas Chapin Trio (1996)
- Menagerie of Broken Glass - Apache Tear (2008)
Zoo Fun
(copyright Beverly Qualheim, used with permission)
As we go walking through the Zoo
This is what we'll see,
Elephants and hippos,
And monkeys in a tree.
Tigers roaring loudly,
Giraffes who stand so high,
Dolphins swimming freely,
And parrots in the sky.
So let's all go walking,
Having fun the whole day through,
As we go on our field trip,
To the friendly city zoo.
The Zoo
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At the zoo we saw a bear
He had long, dark fuzzy hair
We saw a lion in a cage.
He was in an awful rage.
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We saw the big, long-necked giraffe,
And the silly monkeys made us laugh
But my favorite animal at the zoo
Is the elephant - how about you?
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Page Toppers
- Dandy'lions'
- Funky Fur
- Just 'Lion" Around
- Just 'Lion' Around the House
- Lions, and tigers and bears, Oh my
- The Mane Attraction (lion)
- My Fur-vorite Animal is...
- No Lion - the Zoo was Grrreat!
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- Out of Africa
- Paws here
- Roaring for his rights
- Roarin' Good Times
- Safari Hunt
- Suburban Safari
- Tiger Cubs on the Prowl
- Tiger Cubs Roar
- You're Grrrrrrreat! (tiger)
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Quotes
- If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. (Max Gunther)
The Panther
(Ogden Nash)
The panther is like a leopard,
Except it hasn't been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
Prepare to say Ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther,
Don't anther.
Songs about Panthers
- Black Panther - Mason Jennings (1999)
- March of the Panther - Mongo Santamaria (1970)
- Panther, The - Jessica Lurie (2005)
- Panther Eyes - Jamie King Colton (2004)
- Panther Howl - Haunted George (2006)
- Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini (1964)
- Puzzled Panther - The Big Heat (2008)
- When Panthers Roamed in Arkansas - K. Campbell (2004)
The Tiger
(Cynthia Walters)
Orange and black,
Great big cat.
Four big paws.
Long sharp claws.
Through the jungle running,
Do you see her coming?
What a sight!
Will she bite?
Songs about Tigers
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (1982)
- I've Got a Tiger By the Tail - Buck Owens (1965)
- Little Tiger - Dickie Goodman (1961)
- Never Tease Tigers - Bent Fabric (1966)
- Paper Tiger - Sue Thompson (1965)
- Ride the Tiger - Jefferson Starship (1974)
- Sleepy Tigers - Her Space Holiday (2008)
- Taming the Tiger - Joni Mitchell (1998)
- Tiger - Fabian (1959)
- Tiger in a Teacup Town - Sara Hickman (1994)
- Tiger in My Tank, A - Jim Nesbitt (1965)
- Tiger in the Closet - Hoyt Axton (1964)
- Tiger Walk - Robben Ford (1997)
- Toy Tiger, The - Victor Young (1955)
- Wild as a Tiger - The Isley Brothers (1965)
Leopard
(Carolyn Wells)
If, strolling forth, a beast you view
Whose hide with spots is peppered,
As soon as it has leapt on you
You'll know it is a leopard
Songs about Leopards
- Five Leaping Leopards - Max Justus (2008)
- Leopard, The - Roswell Rudd (2005)
- Leopard Can't Charge its Spots - Peter Weaterall (2001)
- Leopard Spots - Susan and the Surftones (2003)
- Leopard Tracks - Kyler (2006)
- Leopard's Tale - Tom Bergeron and Whirled Jazz (1997)
- Snow Leopard - Clay Farmer (2007)
Lion
Lion paced the jungle floor.
And then let out a mighty roar.
"My stomach is empty. What can I do?
I know what - I'll nibble on you!"
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
In the jungle
The mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
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The Lion
(Mary Howitt)
When lion sends his roaring forth,
Silence falls upon the earth;
For the creatures, great and small,
Know his terror-breathing call;
And, as if by death pursued,
Leave him to a solitude.
Songs about Lions
- Gold Lion - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2006)
- Gonna Come in Like a Lion - Bob Moore Orchestra (1970)
- Life With the Lions - Billy Bragg (1988)
- Lion in the Winter - Linda Ronstadt and Hoyt Axton (1975)
- Lion in Winter - Sandy Nelson (1969)
- Lion Sleeps Tonight, The - Robert John (1972)
- Lion Tamer, The - Bill McKinley (1992)
- Lion Tamers- Mike Longo (1997)
- Lioness - Venetian Snares (2002)
- Wondering Where the Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn (1979)
Songs about Bobcats
- Barry the Bobcat - Bill Aubrecht (2002)
- Bobcat Bite - Dave McIntyre (2006)
- Bobcat in the Brambles - Petteway and White (2005)
- Bobcat Tracks - Old Crow Medicine Show (2006)
- Bobcat Walk, The - Jeff Kagan (2008)
- March of the Bobcats - Smacka's Band (2006)
Songs about Cheetahs
- Cheetah - Kenny Burrell (2008)
- Cheetah Chase - Daniel Pemberton (2006)
- Cheetah on the Run - Natasha James (2009)
- Run Cheetah Run - Fred Stickley (2000)
- See the Cheetah - The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1967)
Songs about Jaguars
- Black Jaguar - Martin Cilia (2007)
- Jaguar - Mavis Staples (1989)
- Jaguar Shadows - David Crews (2008)
- Jaguar Speaks, The - Thunder Beat (2004)
- Jaguar Unseen - Roy Montgomery (1996)
- Jittery Jaguar, The - The Gallinas (1994)
- Path of the Jaguar - David Arkenstone (2007)
Songs about Wildcats
- Wild as a Wildcat - Charlie Walker (1965)
- Wild Cat - Ub40 (2003)
- Wild Cat Blues - John Crocker (1999)
- Wild Cats - Tyrant (1998)
- Wildcat Tamer - Mac Curtis (1975)
Some of the animal song titles came from Eric's Song Lists