Rex Harrison - Talk To The Animals Lyrics
Lyrics/Music: Leslie BricusseAlbum: 1967 - Doctor Dolittle (OST) - 04... [missing] thinks what do you meansI could talk to the animals, just imagine it,Chattin' with a chimp in chimpanzee,Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah,What a neat achievement it would be!If we could talk to the animals, learn all their languages,Maybe take an animal degree,I'd study elephant and eagle, buffalo and beagle,Alligator, guinea pig, and flea!I would converse in polar bear, python,And I would curse in fluent kangaroo,If people ask me "can you speak rhinocerous?"I'd say "of courserous! Can't you?"I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal,Think of the amazing reparteeIf I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals,Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals,And they could talk to me!If I consulted with quadrupedsThink what fun we'd have asking over crocodiles for tea!Or maybe lunch with two or three lions, walruses and sea lionsWhat a lovely place the world would be!If I spoke slang to orangutansThe advantages any fool on earth could plainly see!Discussing Eastern art and dramasWith intellectual llamasThat's a big step forward you'll agree!I'd learn to speak in antelope and turtleMy Pekinese would be extremely goodIf I were asked to sing in hippopotamusI'd say "whynotamous?" and (I) would!If I could parlay with pachydermsIt's a fairy tale worthy of Hans Anderson and GrimmA man who walks with the animals, talks with the animalsGrunts and squeaks and squawks with the animalsAll an easy just think of it and they could talk to me!
