The Animal Show — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Father and mother and Bobbie will go
To see all the sights at the animal show.
Where lions and bears
Sit on dining room chairs,
Where a camel is able
To stand on a table,
Where monkeys and seals
All travel on wheels,
And a Zulu baboon
Rides a baby balloon.
The sooner you're ready, the sooner we'll go.
Aboard, all aboard, for the Animal Show!

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What are the words to The Animal Show?
The lyrics to The Animal Show are: Father and mother and Bobbie will go / To see all the sights at the animal show. / Where lions and bears / Sit on dining room chairs, / Where a camel is able / To stand on a table, ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does The Animal Show have?
"The Animal Show" has 12 lines of verse.

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