[Verse 1]
Life is simple, down at the zoo, yeah
Love is easy, down there with you
We can ride on top of an elephant
And the world outside is irrelevant
Deep inside of our hearts we are animals too

[Chorus]
D-d-d-down at the zoo
Down, down at the zoo
D-down, down there with you
Skies are sunny, d-down at the zoo
Life is funny, down there with you
(D-down, down there with you)

[Verse 2]
Little children beg for a new balloon
When the old one flies like a desert moon
From the animals' view, we're just animals too
D-d-d-down at the zoo, yeah
Buy a ticket for the monkey show
Everybody wants to say hello
Can you tell me, Mister, where the lovers go?

[Bridge]
Where are the peanuts?
And where is my money?
(Ice-cream, tutti-frutti, ice-cream!)
Smile for the camera!
[Chorus]
Eyes are shining down at the zoo
(Down, down at the zoo)
Life is smiling, d-down there with you
(Down, down there with you)

[Pre-Chorus]
So you work all week for the company
And your eyes get red in the factory
What the animals know, all the animals do
I said, down at the zoo

[Outro/Chorus]
D-down, down at the zoo
Down, down at the zoo
Skies are sunny, d-down at the zoo
Life is funny, down there with you
(D-down, yeah, down there with you)
Down at the zoo
(D-down, down at the zoo)..