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At The Zoo

Simon And Garfunkel

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From: Jean Marc Orliaguet 
Subject: TAB : At The Zoo by Simon & Garfunkel ( Paul Simon )
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 23:06:02 +0200 (MET DST)


                         At The Zoo ( Paul Simon )

                     From the Bookends album ( 1968 )

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( jmo@fy.chalmers.se  http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

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          Someone told me      it's   all  happening


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    at    the   zoo


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              I do          believe it


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               I do believe   it's     true


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                 wo -  oo      wo - oh


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                         It's a light and  tum - ble


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   journey     from   the      East   Side to    the


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   park,        just   a       fine  and   fan - cy


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   ram - ble    to    the      zoo.


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                   But you can take        the cross


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    town bus     if   it's     raining      or   it's


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    cold        and   the       a - ni  -  mals  will


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    love  it  if you           do


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                      if you  do now


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                                     Something tells me ...

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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 crosstown bus
If it's raining or it's cold,
And the animals will love it
If you do.

Somethin' tells me
It's all happening at the zoo.

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 zookeeper is very fond of rum.

Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas!  You gotta come and see
At the zoo.

                  jmo@fy.chalmers.se  http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo