Dear Zoo children’s song (based on the book by Rod Campbell) | Kids Nursery Rhymes and Songs

A children’s musical version of the classic lift-the-flap storybook by Rod Campbell. I wrote to the zoo Asked them to send me a pet I really didn’t have a clue What animal I’d get They sent an elephant Oh! They sent an elephant But he was too big, and he was too fat So I wrote to the zoo and I sent him back Sent back the elephant They sent a giraffe Oh! They sent a giraffe But he was too tall, even when was sat So I wrote to the zoo and I sent him back Sent back the giraffe I don’t know what was on their mind Sending out these animals to homes like mine A scary snake and a frog that jumps And a grumpy camel with a great big hump They sent a lion Oh! They sent a lion But he was too fierce, and I thought he’d attack So I wrote to the zoo and I sent him back Sent back the lion They sent a monkey Oh! They sent a monkey But he was too naughty, and he was too bad So I wrote to the zoo and