Talk To The Animals chords by Leslie Bricusse
Verse 1
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Matthew, think what it would mean
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if I could talk to the animals.
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Just imagine it,
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chatting to a chimp in Chimpanzee.
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Imagine talking to a tiger,
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chatting to a cheetah.
Oh, what a neat achievement
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that would be.
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If we could talk to the animals,
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learn their languages,
maybe take an animal degree.
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I'd study elephant and eagle,
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buffalo and beagle,
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alligator, guinea pig and flea.
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I would converse in
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polar bear and python,
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and I would curse in fluent kangaroo.
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If people asked me,
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can you speak rhinoceros,
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I'd say, of course, of course.
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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,
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talk with the animals,
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grunt and squeak and squawk
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with the animals,
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and they could talk to me.
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If I consulted with quadrupeds,
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think what fun we'd have
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asking over crocodiles
for tea.
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Or maybe lunch with two or three lions,
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walruses or sea lions.
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What a lovely place the
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world would be.
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If I spoke slang to orangutans,
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the advantages any fool
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on earth could plainly see.
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Discussing Eastern art and dramas with
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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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My Pekingese would be extremely good.
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If I were asked to sing in Hippopotamus,
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I'd say Wynotamus.
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And wood!
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If I could par ley with Pachyderms,
it's a fairy tale,
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worthy of Hans Andersen or Grimm.
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A man who walks with the animals,
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talks with the animals,
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grunts and squeaks and
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squawks with the animals.
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Polynesia, just think of it,
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and they could talk them to me.
Talk To The Animals
Leslie Bricusse
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