Animal Fair
(source: "Campfire Activities", Girl Guides of Canada, 1993.)
Thanks very much to Marsha York, who e-mailed me two
versions of this song!
Version One:
- I went to the animal fair
- The birds and the bees were there
- The old Raccoon by the light of the moon was combing
his auburn hair.
- The funniest was the monk, he climbed up the elephant's
trunk,
- The elephant sneezed and fell to his knees
- And what became of the monk, the monk, the monk, ...
(Split into two groups: one sings "The monk, the
monk, the monk..." continuously, while the second group repeats the
song; groups then switch.)
Version Two:
- I went to the animal fair,
- The Birds and the Beasts were there.
- The big baboon, by the light of the moon, was combing
his auburn hair.
- The monkey, he got drunk, and sat on the elephant's trunk.
- The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
- And what became of the monk, the monk, ...