Words & music by Paul Simon 1967
Cmaj7 |
Someone told me
|C7 | |
It's all happening at the zoo.
F |F7 |
I do believe it,
Bb F|C7 |
I do believe it's true.
|Bb F7|Bb D7|Gm D7|Gm |Bb F7|Bb D7|Gm D7|
Hum-- Hum----- Hum--- Hum-----
Gm Dm7|Bb |Gm
It's a light and tumble journey
Dm7|Bb Dm |Gm
From the East Side to the park;
Dm|Bb Dm|Gm
Just a fine and fancy ramble
Dm7|F |F7 |
To the zoo.
Bb D7 |Gm
But you can take the crosstown bus
Dm7 |Bb D7 |Gm
If it's raining or it's cold,
Dm |Bb D7 |Gm
And the animals will love it
Dm7|C6 |
If you do.
|Gm | |C6 | |Gm | |
If you do. Oo... Oo...
Cmaj7 |
Somethin' tells me
|C7 | |
It's all happening at the zoo.
F |F7 |
I do believe it,
Bb F|C7 |
I do believe it's true.
|Bb F7|Bb D7|Gm D7|Gm |Bb F7|Bb D7|Gm D7|
Hum-- Hum----- Hum--- Hum-----
Gm F |Bb D7 |Gm
The monkeys stand for honesty,
Dm7|Bb D7|Gm
Gir-affes are insincere,
Dm7|Bb D7 |Gm
And the elephants are kindly but
Dm7 |F F7 | |
They're dumb.
Bb D7 |Gm
Orangutans are skeptical
Dm7|Bb D7 |Gm
Of changes in their cages,
Dm7|Bb D7|Gm Dm7|Bb |Gm Dm7|
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.
Bb D7|Gm Dm7 |
Zebras are re-actionaries,
Bb D7 |Gm Dm7 |
Antelopes are missionaries,
Bb D7|Gm
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
Dm7|Bb D7|Gm
And hamsters turn on frequently.
|Bb |Gm
What a gas! You gotta come and see
|Bb D7|
At the zoo.
Gm |Bb |
At the zoo.
|