Alphabet Music Meme - Z is for Zoo
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elrhiarhodanZ is for Zoo – At the Zoo – Simon and Garfunkel (Bookends)
When you think of Simon and Garfunkel, you think of easy melodies, beautiful harmony and trenchant social commentary. You don't really think of nonsense songs – but they've got a few and my favorite is At the Zoo (the zoo in question is the Central Park Zoo).
Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.
I do believe it, I do believe it's true.
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 cross-town bus
If it's raining or it's cold.
And the animals will love it if you do.
Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo.
I do believe it, I do believe it's true.
The monkeys stand for honesty.
Giraffes are insincere.
And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages
And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.
Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries.
Pigeons plot in secrecy
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas you got to come and see
At the zoo.
And this is it! Took quite a bit longer than the twenty-six days I'd planned – but I had fun and I hope you did, too. Gonna lay off the list memes for a while. But will be back – probably with the photo meme I crowd sourced a year and a half ago!
A is for apple
B is for boy
C is for cat
D is for dog
E is for elephant
F is for friend
G is for girl
H is for hat
I is for ice cream
J is for joy
K is for kangaroo
L is for lion
M is for monkey
N is for no
O is for octopus
P is for people
Q is for question
R is for ring
S is for sun
T is for train
U is for umbrella
V is for victory
W is for window
X is for box
Y is for yellow
Z is for zoo
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When you think of Simon and Garfunkel, you think of easy melodies, beautiful harmony and trenchant social commentary. You don't really think of nonsense songs – but they've got a few and my favorite is At the Zoo (the zoo in question is the Central Park Zoo).
Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.
I do believe it, I do believe it's true.
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 cross-town bus
If it's raining or it's cold.
And the animals will love it if you do.
Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo.
I do believe it, I do believe it's true.
The monkeys stand for honesty.
Giraffes are insincere.
And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages
And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.
Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries.
Pigeons plot in secrecy
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas you got to come and see
At the zoo.
And this is it! Took quite a bit longer than the twenty-six days I'd planned – but I had fun and I hope you did, too. Gonna lay off the list memes for a while. But will be back – probably with the photo meme I crowd sourced a year and a half ago!
A is for apple
B is for boy
C is for cat
D is for dog
E is for elephant
F is for friend
G is for girl
H is for hat
I is for ice cream
J is for joy
K is for kangaroo
L is for lion
M is for monkey
N is for no
O is for octopus
P is for people
Q is for question
R is for ring
S is for sun
T is for train
U is for umbrella
V is for victory
W is for window
X is for box
Y is for yellow
Z is for zoo
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Date: 2015-11-14 08:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-11-17 02:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-11-17 02:38 pm (UTC)And yay, you're done!! :D :D That photo meme sounds interesting!
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Date: 2015-11-17 02:41 pm (UTC)Another favorite nonsense song from S&G is "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright". It's one of those tunes that's delightful and ridiculous.