We got animal families
In 2 by 2 and 3 by 3
There’s zoo babies everywhere
Come on in and show you care

Our little tribe of kiwi’s growing
Here at our city zoo
Recently the family’s been expanding
Darling little featherlings
Stretching out on their first morning

Oh won’t you come and see
Welcome to the family
Our little kiwi kinderling
Longest beak and tiny wings
Join the tribe of kiwilings

Our flamingos are flamboyant
Here at our city zoo
Don’t you know our family’s been expanding
Fluffy gray flamingolings
Cute as a button little things
Hanging out and having fun

Oh won’t you come and see?
And welcome to the family
Our pink flamingo finery
A regiment of plumery
Rosy tinted colony

There is a romp of playful otter
Here at our city zoo
Recently our family’s been expanding
So come and see the otterlings
and welcome to the family
Little otters so divine
It’s nearly swimming time

(Ooh ee)
Welcome to the family

All the zoos across the world
Are joining up to help preserve
The families and habitats
Of creatures big and small

And our spider monkey troop is growing
Here at our city zoo
Recently the family’s been expanding
Little spider monkeys
Clinging on to dad and mummy
Flying high from tree to tree
It must be lovely

(Ooh ee)
Welcome to the family
Little spider monkey babes
Curiouser everyday
Monkey business all the way

Stripy zebra dazzling, giraffes a towering
A lion’s pride, a keeper’s smile
Kea conspiracy, kororā chattering
Elephants a memory, red panda cuddling
Merry bound of wallaby, tiger cubs a tumbling
Tortoise Galapagos, so many families

(Ooh ee)
Welcome to the family
(Ooh ee)
Welcome to the family

© Claudia Robin Gunn