[Verse 1]
Look at this old giraffe
Every time I do, it makes me laugh
Three legs and a crooked neck
It's like an African reject

All the birds are too fat to fly
And the hippo's only got one eye
But I have nothing better to do
Than to come to this stupid zoo

The elephants are getting old
And the polar bears hate the cold
And I almost got attacked
Was it a llama or was it a yak

The laughing hyenas spout
And the kangaroos all have gout
And the antelopes don't smell right
It's gonna make me loose my appetite
Oh, ah-hi-yi

[Chorus]
And the lion's always sleeping and he don't roar
And the monkey's throwing doo-doo on the concrete floor
It's hard to take this, I can't take it
Goodbye, goodbye
And the leopards and the cheetahs don't move around
And the pelicans are laying in the pond face down
It's hard to take this, I hate it
Goodbye, goodbye
[Bridge]
This stupid zoo is the worst of places
This day's a waste, I can't replace it
I'm leaving now, I can't believe it
I paid good money to come and see it
If I could relive this day
I know the one thing that I would change

[Chorus]
And the lion's always sleeping and he don't roar
And the monkey's throwing doo-doo on the concrete floor
It's hard to take this, I can't take it
Goodbye, goodbye
And the leopards and the cheetahs don't move around
And the pelicans are laying in the pond face down
It's hard to take this, I hate it
Goodbye, goodbye

[Outro]
Look at this old giraffe
Every time I do, it makes me laugh
Every time I do, it makes me