Intro 1
Amaj7
Someone told me it's all happening
A7
at the zoo
D7
I do believe it
G Em
I do believe it's true
D/F# G D/F# Em
Mmm, mmm
D/F# G D/F# Em
Woah, mmm
Verse 1
G Em
It's a light and tumble journey
G Em
From the East Side to the park
G Em
Just a fine and fancy ram ble
D7
To the zoo
G Em
But you can take the crosstown bus
G Em
If it's raining or it's cold
G Em A6
And the an imals will love it if you do
Em
If you do, now
A6 Em
Bridge 1
Amaj7
Somethin' tells me it's all happening
A7
at the zoo
D7
I do believe it
G Em
I do believe it's true
D/F# G D/F# Em
Mmm, mmm
D/F# G D/F# Em
Woah, mmm
Verse 2
G Em
The monkeys stand for honesty
G Em
Giraffes are insincere
G Em
And the e lephants are kindly
D7
but they're dumb
G Em
Orangutans are skeptical
G Em
Of changes in their ca ges
G Em G Em
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum
Verse 3
G Em
Zebras are reactionaries
G Em
Antelopes are missionaries
G Em
Pigeons plot in secrecy
G Em
And hamsters turn on frequently
G Em
What a gas, you gotta come and see
G Em
At the zoo
G Em
At the zoo
G Em
At the zoo
G Em
At the zoo
At the zoo
Repeat and fade out
Someone told me
It's all happening at the zoo
I do believe it
I do believe it's true
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
Oh ho ho ho
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
It's a light and tumble journey
From the East Side to the park
Just a fine and fancy ramble
To the zoo
But you can take the crosstown bus
If it's raining or it's cold
And the animals will love it
If you do
If ya do now
Something tells me
It's all happening at the zoo
I do believe it
I do believe it's true
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
Oh ho ho ho
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm
The monkeys stand for honesty
Giraffes are insincere
And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb
Ourang-outangs are skeptical
Of changes in their cages
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum
Zebras are reactionaries
Antelopes are missionaries
Pigeons plot in secrecy
And hamsters turn on frequently
What a gas
Ya gotta come and see
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
From the album
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel · 1968 · Track 0