What Happened At The Zoo

6 days ago by @carleybaer

What Happened At The Zoo

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Liner Notes

#badsongclub #acoustic-one-take #folk

This was a tough one because I picked the prompt and couldn't think of any stories I remembered from going to the zoo as a kid, so I made one up. But I got it done and that's what counts.

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Outside the polar bear enclosure
Maxed out by solar exposure
We were watching them get fed
I was wishing I was dead
I was a little hung over
And it was a shame about the gopher

There was a crowd of folks observin’
The water’s bloody and a-churnin’
When suddenly a child screamed
A peacock had just stole her ice cream
Went running looking over its shoulder
And it was a shame about the gopher

Well the parents gave chase
And we all did too
Wanted to see if they caught it
What they were gonna do
Past amphibians and raptors and even further
Whole time the kid’s screaming bloody murder
By now even kids down in China had heard her

The peacock flew into a tree
The ice cream slipped and somehow fell on me
Now I’m sticky melting in the sun
And there’s no calming down the little one
Didn’t think I could feel lower
And it was a shame about the gopher

The fastest way to flee the scene
Was the zoo train to Parking Area Green
My partner said “I’m really sorry”
As we passed the zebras on safari
Slowly regaining my composure
And it was a shame about the gopher

We climbed into our box of metal
Turned the key and pressed down on the pedal
I tried to get home in a jump
But suddenly I hit a bump
Guess I should’ve gone a little slower
It was a shame about the gopher

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