One day what did I see
Animal crackers keep me company.
Sunday with nothing to do
I opened up a box and I went to the zoo.

Elephants, kangaroos, monkeys in a cage
All live together in the same old place
Reindeer, zebra, canary on a swing
When everybody’s happy everybody sings

One day with nothing to do 
I opened up a box and I went to the zoo.
Sunday what did I do
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo.

Antelope, buffalo, tiger singing team
All resemble one another but their ways are not the same
Koala bears are fury and camels have a hump
But why is this elephant without a tunk

One day with nothing to do 
I opened up a box and I went to the zoo
Sunday what did I do
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo

Billy goat, orangutan, eagle up a tree
Look at all the animals looking to be free
Look at all the animals looking back at me
I think that I should eat them 
‘Cause I am getting hungry

One day with nothing to do 
I opened up a box and I went to the zoo
Sunday what did I do
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo
I learnt how to live in a cellophane zoo