In Timbuktu, there's a Chimpanzoo
That's run by a chimpanzee.
It's an oddish place where the human race
Is under lock and key.
And on their backs, they wear small plaques
For the animals to view.
Which specify the reasons why
They're kept in the Chimpanzoo.
If you're boisterous and bumptious,
you're grist for the Chimpanzoo!
If you're overly rambuctious,
you're whisked to Timbuktu
Laughs, laughs, nothing but laughs
But you know who's laughing at who?
It's the animals there who giggle and stare
at you in the Chimpanzoo!
(Kazoo break)
Now this chimpanzee's relations
Keep the cages looking posh
Tend the wickets, take the tickets
And purvey the lemon squash
Laughs, laughs, nothing but laughs
But you know who's laughing at who?
It's the animals there who giggle and stare
at you in the Chimpanzoo!
You might never play the musicals
In all your wildest dreams
But billow and blast in the Chimpanzoo
And the animals burst their seams.
It takes a lot of talent and time
To become a West End attraction.
But in this place, one rude grimace
Gets a marvelous reaction.
Laughs, laughs, nothing but laughs
But you know who's laughing at who?
It's the animals there who giggle and stare
Gape with glee incredulously
At the boisterous bumptious rowdy crew
At you in the Chimpanzoo.