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(first verse) IF I COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS - JUST IMAGINE IT,

SPEAKING WITH A CHIMP IN CHIMPANZEE!

IMAGINE TALKING TO A TIGER, OR CHATTING WITH A CHEETAH -

WHAT A NEAT ACHIEVEMENT THAT WOULD BE!



IF I COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS, LEARN THEIR LANGUAGES -

MAYBE TAKE AN ANIMAL DEGREE...

I'D STUDY ELEPHANT AND EAGLE, BUFFALO AND BEAGLE,

ALLIGATOR, GUINEA PIG AND FLEA!



[first bridge] I WOULD CONVERSE IN POLAR BEAR AND PYTHON,

AND I WOULD CURSE IN FLUENT KANGAROO.

IF PEOPLE ASKED ME, "CAN YOU SPEAK SPEAK RHINOCEROS?"

I'D SAY, "OF COURSE-EROS!

CAN'T YOU?"



IF I CONFERRED WITH OUR FURRY FRIENDS, MAN-TO-ANIMAL,

THINK OF THE AMAZING REPARTEE...

IF I COULD WALK WITH THE ANIMALS, TALK WITH THE ANIMALS,

RUN AND SQUEAK AND SQUAWK WITH THE ANIMALS,

AND THEY COULD TALK TO ME!



[second verse] IF WE COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS - THINK WHAT FUN WE'D HAVE,

ASKING OVER CROCODILES FOR TEA!

AND MAYBE LUNCH WITH TWO OR THREE LIONS, WALRUSES OR SEALIONS -

WHAT A LOVELY PLACE THE WORLD WOULD BE!



IF I SPOKE SLANG TO ORANGUTANGS, THE ADVANTAGES

ANY FOOL ON EARTH COULD PLAINLY SEE!

DISCUSSING EASTERN ART AND DRAMAS WITH INTELLECTUAL LLAMAS -

BIG STEP FORWARD, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?



[second bridge]

I'D LEARN TO SPEAK IN ANTELOPE AND TURTLE;

MY PEKINESE WOULD BE EXTREMELY GOOD!

IF I WERE ASKED TO SING IN HIPPOPOTAMUS,

I'D SAY, "WHY NOT-AMUS!"

...AND WOULD!



IF I COULD PARLEY WITH PACHYDERMS...WHAT A FAIRY TALE,

WORTHY OF HANS ANDERSEN OR GRIMM -

A MAN WHO WALKS WITH THE ANIMALS, TALKS WITH THE ANIMALS,

RUNS AND SQUEAKS AND SQUAWKS WITH THE ANIMALS

...AND THEY ALL TALK TO HIM!



[third bridge] I'LL STUDY EVERY LIVING CREATURE AND ITS LANGUAGE,

SO I CAN SPEAK TO ALL OF THEM ON SIGHT!

IF YOUR FRIENDS ASKED, "CAN HE SWEAR IN CRAB OR PELICAN?"

YOU'D SAY "LIKE HELL HE CAN"!

...AND YOU'D BE RIGHT!



AND IF YOU JUST STOP TO THINK OF IT, THERE'S NO DOUBT OF IT -

I WOULD WIN A PLACE IN HISTORY

IF I COULD WALK WITH THE CATS AND DOGS, TALK WITH THE TOADS AND FROGS,

RUN AND SQUEAK AND SQUAWK WITH THE PIGS AND HOGS!

AND THEY COULD SPEAK AND WALK AND RUN AND TALK...WITH ME!



WHAT A GRAND WORLD IT WOULD BE!