Otters in the Water

Otters in the Water: Destruction of Animal Habitats is a problem. Here's a possible solution!

Otters in the Water

Otters in the water, camels on the sand

Birds in the air and rabbits on the land

Tigers got the jungle, monkeys got the trees

But people just live anywhere they please

If we drain all the swamps, what will the alligators do

Maybe hop around the grass like a kangaroo

If we use up all the rivers, tell me, what do you think

Could you keep a couple of catfish in your kitchen sink?

(Cho) Every animal alive needs a place to stay

Wild ones mostly keep out of our way

But if we don’t leave the creatures anywhere to roam

Can you just imagine what could happen at home

You’d have a hippo on your sofa, gorillas in your bed

A crocodile sleeping next to your brother Fred

Chimpanzees swinging from your living room lamp

And turtles in your basement where it’s dark and damp

You’d have wild geese grazing on your hallway rug

And a grizzly bear just waiting there to give you a hug

You’d be scratching your head from the fleas in your hair

And you just might find some chipmunks in your underwear

(CHO)

Out in the back yard things are getting pretty gross

A boa constrictor is dancing with you garden hose

A rhinoceros is rooting up your momma’s flower bead

And the vultures on the swing set are waiting to be fed

(You go first. No, you go first!)

(CHO)

Written in 2007 by Beth Corzine and Ken Lankford