Talk to the Animals

And they could talk to him
If I spoke slang to orangutans
I could take an animal degree
If I consulted with quadrupeds
If I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal
Grunts and squeaks and squawks with the animals
Grunt, squeak, squawk with the animals
I'd say, “Why not a [unverified] and I would"
And I would curse in fluent kangaroo
I'd learn to speak in antelope and turtle
I'd study every creature's language

The advantages why any fool on earth could plainly see
I would converse in polar bear and python
What a neat achievement it would be
Or maybe lunch with two or three lions, walruses and sea lions

I'm gonna win a place in history
If I could walk with the animals talk with the animals

If people ask me, “Can you speak rhinoceros?”
And they could talk to me
If I could parlay with pachyderms
And if you just stop and think of it ain't no doubt of it
Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah
Alligator, guinea pig, and flea

If I were asked to sing in hippopotamus
So I could speak to all of them on site
That's a big step forward you'll agree
I'd study elephant and eagle, buffalo and beagle

What a lovely place the world would be
And my Pekingese would be extremely good
If we could talk to the animals, learn all their languages
Think of the amazing repartee
If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals
Think what fun we'd have asking over crocodiles for tea
You'd say, “I canny can't and you'd be right”
Discussing Eastern art and dramas with intellectual llamas

Let me hear 'em talk

It's a fairy tale worthy of Hans Anderson and Grimm
If friends said, “Can he talk in crab or maybe pelican?”
Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals
A man who walks with the animals and talks with the animals
I'd say, “Of course, can't you?”