IF I COULD TALK TO THE ANIMALS
Dr. Doolittle : The Musical
(Music / Lyrics : Leslie Bricusse)


If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it 
Chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee 
Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting to a cheetah 
What a neat achievement that would be. 

If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages 
Maybe take an animal degree. 
We'd study elephant and eagle, buffalo and beagle, 
Alligator, guinea pig, and flea. 

We would converse in polar bear and python, 
And we could curse in fluent kangaroo. 
If people asked us, can you speak in rhinoceros, 
We'd say, "Of courserous, can't you?" 

If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages 
Think of all the things we could discuss 
If we could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, 
Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals, 
And they could squeak and squawk and speak and talk to us.