Going to the zoo

 

      D

1. Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,

      A                    A7

    zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow,

      D

    daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,

     A                       D

    we can stay all day.

 

                                G                                      D

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, how about you, you, you?

                         A                                                 D     G     D

You can come too, too, too, we're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

 

       D

2. See the elephant with the long trunk swingin',

             A                          A7

    the great big ears and long trunk swingin',

       D

    sniffin' up peanuts with the long trunk swingin',

     A                       D

    we can stay all day.       + CHORUS

 

      D

3. See all the monkeys scritch scritch scratchin',

     A                                    A7

    jumpin' all around and scritch scritch scratchin',

      D

    hangin' by their long tails, scritch scritch scratchin',

     A                       D

    we can stay all day.       + CHORUS

 

      D

4. Big black bear, all a huff huff a-puffin',

       A                               A7

    coat's too heavy, he's huff huff a-puffin',

      D

    don't get too near the huff huff a-puffin',

          A                          D

    or you won't stay all day.      + CHORUS

 

 

 

 

       D

5. Seals in the pool all honk honk honkin',

      A                                A7

    catchin' fish and honk honk honkin',

     D

    little seals honk honk honkin',

     A                       D

    we can stay all day.         + CHORUS   + A

 

             D

6. We stayed all day and we're gettin' sleepy,

      A                                 A7

    sittin' in the car gettin' sleep sleep sleepy,

      D

    home already and we're sleep sleep sleepy,

     A                             D

    we have stayed all day.

 

                                G                                  D

We've been to the zoo, zoo, zoo, so have you, you, you.

                  A                                                D     G     D      - A

You came too, too, too, we're been to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

 

       D

7. Momma's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,

      A                     A7

    zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow,

       D

    momma's taking us to the zoo tomorrow,

     A                       D

    we can stay all day.  

 

                                G                                      D

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, how about you, you, you?

                         A                                                 D     G     D

You can come too, too, too, we're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Tom Paxton)