If I could talk to the animals, just imagine it,
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Chattin' with a chimp in chimpanzee,
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Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah,
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What a neat achievement it would be!
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If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages,
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Maybe Take an animal degree,
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I'd study elephant and eagle, buffalo and beagle,
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Alligator, guinea pig, and flea!
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I would converse in polar bear and python,
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And I would curse in fluent kangaroo,
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If people ask me "can you speak rhinoceros?"
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I'd say "of courserous! Can't you?"
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If I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal,
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Think of the amazing repartee
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If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals,
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Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals,
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And they could squeak and skwawk and speak and talk to us!
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If I consult with the quadrupeds
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Think what fun we¡¯d have,
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asking for the crocodiles for tea!
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Or maybe lunch with three lions, walruses and sea lions
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What a lovely place the world would be!
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If I spoke slang to orangutans
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The advantages any fool on earth could plainly see!
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Discussing Eastern art and dramas
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With intellectual llamas
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That¡¯s a big step forward you¡¯ll agree!
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I¡¯d learn to speak in antelope and turtle
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And my Pekinese would be extremely good
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If I were asked to sing in hippopotamus
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I¡¯d say ¡°whynotamous?¡± and I would!
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If I could parlay with pachyderms
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It¡¯s a fairy tale worthy of Hans Anderson and Grimm
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A man who walks with the animals and talks with the animals
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Grunts and squeaks and squawks with the animals
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and they could talk to *me*!
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I¡¯d study every *living* creature¡¯s language
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So I could speak to all of them on site
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If friends said ¡°can he talk in crab or pelican?¡±
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You¡¯d say ¡°*like hell he can¡± and you'll be right!
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And if you just stop to think of it
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there's no doubt of it
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I would win a place in history
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If I could walk with the animals
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Talk with the animals
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Grunt no word here squeak and squawk with the animals
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And they could squeak and squawk and speak and talk to me!
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Talk to the Animals
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| Bobby Darin |
