water for the elephants
water for the elephants:
traditional song
song sample:
lyrics:
circus came to town and to the circus i went
didn't have a ticket, didn't have a cent
the circus man said to see the show without a cent
you've got to carry water for the elephants
so i carried water for the elephants
back and forth to the well i went
my feet got sore and my back got bent
but i couldn't fill up the elephants
i said to the man with the standing up collar
i said bet 2 bits the elephants are hollow
circus man said well first you'll see
the animals in the menagerie
first saw the lion and the lion he roared (roar)
saw the wild duck and the wild duck quacked (quack)
saw the wild cat and the wild cat meowed (meow)
saw the old crow and the old crow cawed (caw)
saw mister possum sitting on a limb
big blackbear sitting next to him
saw the old monkey like in a zoo
wild rooster said cock-a-doodle-doo
saw the hippopotamus splash in the water
trying to flirt with the crocodile's daughter
saw the giraffe and a big kangaroo
wise old owl hollered hoo hoo hoo
saw the wild birds and the birds sang sweet (tweet)
saw the wild dogs and the wild dogs barked (bark)
saw the coo-coo the coo-coo cooed (coo-coo)
saw the hyena and the hyena laughed (ha ha ha)
i went down to the circus tent
sure am doggone glad i went
saw the whole show it didn't cost a cent
because i carried water for the elephants
water_for_the_elephants.pdf
