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, ...