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These were a fairly big hit with the kids, hope you all like ‘em!
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Sylvia Seal went out for a walk
Around the zoo one fine afternoon.
She said good day to Mrs. Zebra
And then hello to Mr. Baboon.

She threw some treats to her monkey friends,
Fed some hay to old Gertrude the camel.
She had herself one fine old time
For a bipedal aquatic sea mammal.

Then she wandered down past the hippos
Coming next to her most favorite spot.
In the shade of a very old banyan tree
She sat to watch the new baby ocelot.

It scampered and climbed, frisky and fresh
Curious about both a basket and an old banana peel
And of course the one thing it had NEVER seen before
Was Sylvia, the sleek and furry brown seal.

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I think the lions ate my dad
‘Cause he is nowhere to be found.
He was right here just a minute ago,
But I think that is his hat on the ground.

Now I’ll never get the chance to tell him
All those things I never got to say:
Like how much I’ll miss his corny old jokes
Or wish him a happy Father’s Day.

We came to the zoo to have a few laughs
And now my dad became a lion’s snack.
What am I ever gonna tell my mom?
How can I ever get my Dad back?

I was just about to climb over the fence,
And show those’ lions a thing or two about mean,
When ?I heard my Dad’s voice, calling my name –
He had only gone to buy us ice cream!

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I grew up in a zoo, my brother did too
My childhood made me different from you.
My friends were the Pandas, the Zebras, the Bears
The Praying Mantises taught me my prayers,
I learned to swim by watching the otters,
Learned to play catch with Mr. Chimp and his daughters,
Miss Giraffe taught me to be careful when I drink,
I got my clever hands by observing the mink,
I learned many new things from my good friend Priscilla,
Who happens to be a Gray Uplands Gorilla.
Yes, I learned quite a bit from zoo friends,
Its a place where the education never ends
Now, I am not a beast, nothing could be stranger,
My name is Mikey, my dad is a park ranger.

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Thirteen kids all went to the zoo.
Only twelve came back, what shall I do?

I looked near the lions, checked the giraffes,
Stopped where we had lunch, and did arts and crafts,

I went back to the bears, and then back to the lion,
But I could not find the kid, as hard as I was tryin’,

The ostrich had not seen him, nor had the rhino,
I asked all of the camels, even the albino,

the peacock knew nothing, neither did the gorillas,
I asked the beavers, the monkeys, even the chinchillas,

I ran back to the farm, asked the cows, sheep and goats,
Questioned the horses, the ferrets, and even the stoats.

I counted once more, and only then did I see
That the thirteenth kids I was looking for happened to be ME!