The animal kingdom comes alive with the fascinating sounds of the zoo! This selection of 22 zoo animal songs is specially curated for preschoolers, offering an engaging and educational experience. These tunes are not only fun and lively, but also serve as a fantastic tool for teaching young children about various animals and their unique characteristics. With easy-to-remember lyrics and captivating melodies, these songs are ideal for group sing-alongs, classroom activities, or just for a joyful listening experience. They are a perfect blend of entertainment and learning, tailored to capture the imagination of preschoolers and introduce them to the diverse world of animals in an enjoyable way.
An Elephant Goes
Added: 04-30-1998
Submitted by: Kathy
An elephant goes like this and that (walk feet in front of you)
He’s terrible wide (Use arms out at side)
And terrible fat (same)
He has two fingers (wiggle indexes)
He had two toes (wiggle feet)
BUT, goodness gracious WHAT A NOSE!!!! (pull on pretend trunk in front of nose)
Eletelephony
Added: 08-28-1998
Written By: Laura E. Richards
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant
No, no! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
5 Little Monkeys
Added: 05-05-1998
Original Author: Unknown
5 little monkeys high up in the tree.
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
“You can’t catch me, can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Alligator quiet as can be SNAP! that monkey right out of that tree!
Continue song counting down till
0 little monkeys’ Along comes Mr. Alligator fat as can be!
Why is he so fat?
The Elephant
Added: 02-27-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Mulberry Bush”
The elephant goes like this and that, this and that, this and that. (Walk heavily and stomp feet) The elephant goes like this and that, cause he’s so big and he’s so fat! (Puff up cheeks and stretch out arms)
He has no fingers and has no toes, He has no fingers and has no toes. (Wiggle fingers; wiggle toes) He has no fingers and has no toes, But goodness, gracious, what a nose! (Pull hands out from face to suggest a long trunk.)
Underneath The Monkey Tree
Added: 02-27-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Muffin Man”
Come and play a while with me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Swing your tail, one, two, three, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Jump around and smile like me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
We are going to the Zoo
Added: 07-05-2000
Original Author Unknown
Sung to: “London Bridge”
We are going to zoo,
To the zoo, to the zoo.
We are going to the zoo,
Won’t you join us too?
We’ll see lions, tigers too,
Tigers too, tigers too.
We’ll see lions, tigers too,
All at the zoo.
We will find some chimpanzees,
Chimpanzees, chimpanzees.
we will find some chimpanzees,
Swinging from the trees.
We will look for kangaroos,
Kangaroos, kangaroos.
We will look for kangaroos,
Hopping at the zoo.
Take me out to the Zoo
Added: 07-05-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Take me out the ballgame”
Take me out for some good fun,
Take me out to the zoo.
Let me visit the tall giraffe,
I want to hear the hyenas laugh.
Now I love to visit the zoo,
I could stay there all day,
And watch birds, seals, rhinos, and hippos
As they play.
If I Were
Added: 07-05-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: ” The Mulberry Bush”
Oh, if I were a tiny snake,
A tiny snake, a tiny snake.
Oh, if I were a tiny snake,
I’d slither around the zoo.
Oh, if I were an elephant,
an elephant, an elephant.
Oh, if I were an elephant,
I’d march around the zoo.
Oh, if I were a kangaroo,
A kangaroo, a kangaroo.
Oh, if I were a kangaroo,
I’d hop around the zoo.
What Can a Monkey See?
Added: 07-17-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Skip to My Lou”
What can a monkey see from a tree?
What can a monkey see from a tree?
What can a monkey see from a tree?
It can see ———- from a tree.
Note: Pause after “see ” and child can name something a monkey can see from a tree. Continue until each child has had a turn.
Swing, Swing
Added: 08-18-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Have the children stand in a circle and hold hands. While you recite the following poem, have them swing their arms up and down.
Little monkeys swinging in the tree,
All hold hands and swing with me.
Swing up high and swing down low,
Swing in the tree, now don’t let go!
Swing, swing, like I do.
Swing like monkeys in the zoo.
I’m a little Monkey
Added: 04-01-2001
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “I’m a little teapot”
I’m a little monkey in the tree
Swinging by my tail so merrily
I can leap and fly from tree to tree.
I have lots of fun you see.
I’m a little monkey, watch me play
Munching on bananas every day
Lots of monkey friends to play with me.
We have fun up the tree.
Itsy Bitsy Monkey
Added: 04-01-2001
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree
Down came a coconut and hit him on his knee – OWWWWW
Out came a lion a hanging his mighty mane – ANNNNND –
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.
I Know a Giraffe
Added: 04-01-2001
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “On Top of Old Smokey”
I know a giraffe.
With a neck that’s real high
She stretches and stretches
till it reaches the sky
She lives on the plains
With the elephants too
You might also see her when you go to the zoo
She Roars So Loud
Added: 04-01-2001
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Did you ever see a Lassie”
Did you ever hear a lion,
a lion, a lion?
She roars so loud
She roars and grrs
and grrs and roars
Did you ever hear a lion?
She roars so loud.
The Zoo
Added: 04-08-2001
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Skip to My Lou”
Come along children, we’re going to the zoo,
Come along children, we’re going to the zoo,
Come along children, we’re going to the zoo,
Going to the zoo today.
See the animals living in the zoo,
See the animals living in the zoo,
See the animals living in the zoo,
Living in the zoo today.
I see a monkey sitting in a tree,
I see a monkey sitting in a tree,
I see a monkey sitting in a tree
I see a monkey and it sees me.
I see an elephant, big and gray,
I see an elephant, big and gray,
I see an elephant, big and gray.
Big gray elephant is eating hay.
I see a lion in a cage,
I see a lion in a cage,
I see a lion in a cage.
I see a lion that roars with rage.
I see a camel with a great big hump,
I see a camel with a great big hump,
I see a camel with a great big hump.
When he walks he goes “bump, bump.”
I see a zebra, black and white,
I see a zebra, black and white,
I see a zebra, black and white.
Seeing the zebra is a sight.
I see a giraffe, big and tall,
I see a giraffe, big and tall,
I see a giraffe, big and tall.
He’s not hard to see at all.
We saw the animals living in the zoo,
We saw the animals living in the zoo,
We saw the animals living in the zoo.
Living in the zoo today.
One, One, the Zoo is Lots of Fun!
Added: 04-08-2001
Original Author: Unknown
(chant)
One, one: the zoo is lots of fun.
Two, two: see a kangaroo.
Three, three: see a chimpanzee.
Four, four: hear the lions roar.
Five, five: watch the seals dive.
Six, six: there’s a monkey doing tricks.
Seven, seven: count the elephants – eleven.
Eight, eight: a tiger and his mate.
Nine, nine: penguins in a line.
Ten, ten: I want to come again!
100 Animals
Added: 01-18-2002
Original Author Unknown
I went to the zoo
And what did I see?
100 animals
Looking at me.
There were,
10 tall giraffes, eating from the trees.
10 silly monkeys, scratching on their knees.
10 sleeping snakes, lying in the sun.
10 munching elephants, eating peanuts one by one.
10 leaping tigers, performing in the shows,
10 pink flamingos, standing on their toes.
10 grouchy bears, trying to get some sleep.
10 happy hippos, in the water deep.
10 roaring lions, walking two by two.
10 galloping zebras, all living in the zoo
Monkey See, Monkey Do!
Added: 01-27-2002
Original Author: Unknown
Monkey see, monkey do!
Let’s watch them in the zoo.
We stare in. (Put left hand up)
They look out. (Put right hand; both hands face each other)
We eat popcorn. (Left hand fingers touch the thumb)
They eat popcorn. (Right hand fingers touch the thumb)
We eat fruit. (Right finger sways back and forth)
They eat fruit. (Left finger sways back and forth)
We stand up. (Left fingers up)
They stand up. (Right fingers up)
We sit down. (Left fingers down)
They sit down. (Right fingers down)
Monkey see, monkey do.
We do it first and they do it, too!
The Yellow Giraffe
Added: 05-12-2002
Original Author: Unknown
The yellow giraffe is tall as can be. (Put hand up high)
His lunch is a bunch of leaves off a tree. (Put arm up for tree branches)
He has a very long neck and his legs are long too. (Point to neck and legs)
And he can run faster than his friends in the zoo. (Run in place)
The Animals at the Zoo
Added: 06-02-2002
Submitted by: Cecilia Harris
Sung to: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar,
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
All day long!
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss,
Hiss, hiss, hiss,
Hiss, hiss, hiss,
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss,
All day long!
The hyenas at the zoo go ha, ha, ha,
Ha, ha, ha,
Ha, ha, ha,
The hyenas at the zoo go ha, ha, ha,
All day long!
The monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
Oooh, oooh, oooh,
Oooh, oooh, oooh,
The monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
All day long!
Add your favorite animals, or let you kids come up with new ones to sing. You can also add hand movements. I sing this with my kindergarten students on the way to the zoo.
Underneath The Monkey Tree
Added: 07-09-2002
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Muffin Man”
Come and play a while with me,
Underneath the monkey tree.
Monkey See and Monkey Do,
Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Swing your tail, one, two, three,
Underneath the monkey tree.
Monkey See and Monkey Do,
Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Jump around and smile like me
Underneath the monkey tree.
Monkey See and Monkey Do,
Just like monkeys in the zoo.
The Elephant’s Trunk
Added: 07-29-2003
Original Author: Unknown
The elephant has a great big trunk (Pretend an arm is the trunk.)
That goes swinging, swinging so. (Swing trunk.)
He has tiny, tiny eyes that show him where to go. (Point to eyes.)
His huge long ears go flapping, flapping up and down. (Pretend hands are ears.)
His great big feet go stomping, stomping on the ground. (Stomp with feet.)
The Brown Kangaroo
Added: 07-29-2003
Original Author: Unknown
The brown kangaroo is very funny.
She leaps and runs and hops like a bunny. (Hop around.)
And on her stomach is a pocket so wide (Put hand on stomach like a pocket.)
Her baby can jump in and go for a ride. (Have other hand jump into “Pocket”.)
Kangaroo Poem
Added: 07-29-2003
Original Author: Unknown
Jump, jump, jump (Jump.)
Goes the kangaroo. (Jump.)
I thought only one– (Hold up one finger.)
But now I see two! (Hold up two fingers.)
Mommy and her baby
With his head popping out; (Wiggle thumb between index and middle finger.)
He holds on tight (Pretend to hold on tight.)
As they jump all about! (Jump all about.)