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| Western Africa: Gambia | |
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| The Elephant Song The Elephant Song | |
Original text | |
Elephants, I like elephants Elephants, I like elephants I like how they swing through trees Elephants... - No! - What? - Elephants don't swing through the trees - They don't? - What am I thinking of? - Monkeys - Oh! Well, in that case: Monkeys, I like monkeys I like how they swim in the ocean - No! ... I like... - That's fish. - Oh, I see. Fish, I like fish I like how they scratch at fleas - No! And sniff at trees And bark at the mailman - No, no, no, no! NO! - NO? - Those are dogs! - Ah! Gotta like dogs - Right? - Yeah! - Yeah curled up on the windowsill purring - No and chasing mice - No - No? What then? - Cats - Cats. Of course! Cats, I like cats I like how they say, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" - No, no, no - They go, "meow" - They do? - You're thinking of roosters - Oh! Roosters, I like roosters I like how they reach into beehives for the honey - mm? - mhmm - No! - Bears do that - Oh, bears. Yes, yes, yes, yes Bears, I like bears I like how they jump up high to catch a fly - No and sit on a lily-pad - No, no, no, no, no, no - he he - Frogs! Gotta like frogs - Yeah! - Yeah! Running through a maze for some cheese - No! - Oh - That's mice - Oh, mice Mice, I like mice I like how they say, "Hee haw! Hee haw!" - No. They go, "squick, squick" - mm! - That's a donkey Donkeys, I like donkeys I like how they stomp through the jungle with their big, gray trunks - No, that's an elephant - Right, that's like I said Elephants, I like elephants - You don't know anything about animals - I do so! - You're silly - I'm not! | |
English Translation | |
Elephants, I like elephants Elephants, I like elephants I like how they swing through trees Elephants... - No! - What? - Elephants don't swing through the trees - They don't? - What am I thinking of? - Monkeys - Oh! Well, in that case: Monkeys, I like monkeys I like how they swim in the ocean - No! ... I like... - That's fish. - Oh, I see. Fish, I like fish I like how they scratch at fleas - No! And sniff at trees And bark at the mailman - No, no, no, no! NO! - NO? - Those are dogs! - Ah! Gotta like dogs - Right? - Yeah! - Yeah curled up on the windowsill purring - No and chasing mice - No - No? What then? - Cats - Cats. Of course! Cats, I like cats I like how they say, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" - No, no, no - They go, "meow" - They do? - You're thinking of roosters - Oh! Roosters, I like roosters I like how they reach into beehives for the honey - mm? - mhmm - No! - Bears do that - Oh, bears. Yes, yes, yes, yes Bears, I like bears I like how they jump up high to catch a fly - No and sit on a lily-pad - No, no, no, no, no, no - he he - Frogs! Gotta like frogs - Yeah! - Yeah! Running through a maze for some cheese - No! - Oh - That's mice - Oh, mice Mice, I like mice I like how they say, "Hee haw! Hee haw!" - No. They go, "squick, squick" - mm! - That's a donkey Donkeys, I like donkeys I like how they stomp through the jungle with their big, gray trunks - No, that's an elephant - Right, that's like I said Elephants, I like elephants - You don't know anything about animals - I do so! - You're silly - I'm not! Credits Song: Children´s song Music and Animation: Eric Herman Courtesy of: Eric Herman Music | |
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