Songs about animals

[mix]

Old King, Neil Young (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMbSxOF9SVs

King went a-runnin' after deer
Wasn't scared of jumpin'
off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffin'
and he would go
Was the best old hound dog
I ever did know.

I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about everything
There in my truck the dog and I
Then one day the King up and died.

Then I thought about
the times we had
Once when I kicked him
when he was bad
Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is history.

King went a-runnin' after deer
Wasn't scared of jumpin'
off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffin'
and he would go
Was the best old hound dog
I ever did know.

That old King was a friend of mine
Never knew a dog
that was half as fine
I may find one, you never do know
'Cause I still got a long way to go.

I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about everything
Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is history.

King went a-howlin' after deer
Wasn't scared of jumpin'
off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffin'
and he would go
Was the best old hound dog
I ever did know.

[Roon]

1. Effervescing Elephant

Syd Barrett

An Effervescing Elephant
with tiny eyes and great big trunk
once whispered to the tiny ear
the ear of one inferior
that by next June he'd die, oh yeah!
because the tiger would roam.
The little one said: "Oh my goodness I must stay at home!
and every time I hear a growl
I'll know the tiger's on the prowl
and I'll be really safe, you know
the elephant he told me so."
Everyone was nervy, oh yeah!
and the message was spread
to zebra, mongoose, and the dirty hippopotamus
who wallowed in the mud and chewed
his spicy hippo-plankton food
and tended to ignore the word
preferring to survey a herd
of stupid water bison, oh yeah!
And all the jungle took fright,
and ran around for all the day and the night
but all in vain, because, you see,
the tiger came and said: "Who me?!
You know, I wouldn't hurt not one of you.
I'd much prefer something to chew
and you're all to scant." oh yeah!
He ate the Elephant

[mix]

2. here's the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVYvnnqewA

[Roon]

38. Thanks Mix!

I thought there would be no way youtube would have that song posted. I thought wrong. :-)

[S n o w b a l l]

3. Wild Horses - Natasha Bedingfield (not the Stones song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lI5_Afk_Xg&feature=related

[Richardo]

4. "Mammal" They Might Be Giants

[Dystopian]

5. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp- Led Zeppelin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISiQ6PqATI

I caught you smiling at me - that's the way it should be
Like a leaf is to a tree
So fine

All the good times we had, I sang love songs so glad
Always smiling, never sad
So fine

As we walk down the country lanes I'll be singing a song
You hear me calling your name
Hear the wind within the trees telling Mother Nature 'bout you and me

Well, if the sun shines so bright, or our way is darkest night
The road we choose is always right
So fine

Can any love be so strong when so many loves go wrong
Will our love go on and on and on and on and on and on?

As we walk down the country lanes I'll be singing a song
You hear me calling your name
Hear the wind within the trees telling Mother Nature 'bout you and me

My, my la de la come on now it ain't too far
Tell your friends all around the world, ain't no companion like a blue-eyed merle
Come on now, well let me tell you what you're missing messing 'round them brick walls

So, of one thing I am sure - it's a friendship so pure
Angels singing all around my door
So fine

Yeah, ain't but one thing to do - spend my natural life with you
You're the finest gal I knew
So fine

When you're old and your eyes are dim, There ain't no old shep gonna happen again
We'll still go walking down country lanes, I'll sing the same old song
Hear me call your name

peace~

[mix]

6. "...ain't no companion like a blue-eyed merle..."

:thumbsup:

[Kali]

7. Wildfire

Michael Martin Murphey

oops, lyrics:
She comes down from Yellow Mountain
On a dark, flat land she rides
On a pony she named Wildfire
With a whirlwind by her side
On a cold Nebraska night

Oh, they say she died one winter
When there came a killing frost
And the pony she named Wildfire
Busted down its stall
In a blizzard he was lost

She ran calling Wildfire
By the dark of the moon I planted
But there came an early snow
There's been a hoot-owl howling by my window now
For six nights in a row
She's coming for me, I know
And on Wildfire we're both gonna go

We'll be riding Wildfire

On Wildfire we're gonna ride
Gonna leave sodbustin' behind
Get these hard times right on out of our minds
Riding Wildfire

[mix]

9. that's a great one...me mum's favorite nt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3OnSQc48s

[femmocrat]

40. deleted

posted in wrong place

[Kali]

8. Marty Robbins - Strawberry Roan

I was hangin' 'round town, just spendin' my time
Out of a job, not earnin' a dime
A feller steps up and he said, "I suppose
You're a bronc fighter from looks of your clothes."
"You figures me right, I'm a good one." I claim
"Do you happen to have any bad ones to tame?"
Said "He's got one, a bad one to buck
At throwin' good riders, he's had lots of luck."

I gets all het up and I ask what he pays
To ride this old nag for a couple of days
He offered me ten; I said, "I'm your man,
A bronc never lived that I couldn't span."
He said: "Get your saddle, I'll give you a chance"
In his buckboard we hopped and he drives to the ranch
I stayed 'til mornin' and right after chuck
I stepped out to see if this outlaw can buck.

Down in the horse corral standin' alone
Is an old Caballo, a Strawberry Roan
His legs are all spavined, he's got pigeon toes
Little pig eyes and a big Roman nose
Little pin ears that touched at the tip
A big 44 brand was on his left hip
U-necked and old, with a long, lower jaw
I could see with one eye, he's a regular outlaw.

I gets the blinds on 'im and it sure is a fright
Next comes the saddle and I screws it down tight
Then I steps on 'im and I raises the blinds
Get outta the way boys, he's gonna unwind
He sure is a frog-walker, he heaves a big sigh
He only lacks wings, for to be on the fly
He turns his old belly right up to the sun
He sure is a sun-fishin', son-of-a-gun.

He's about the worst bucker I've seen on the range
He'll turn on a Nickel and give you some change
He hits on all fours and goes up on high
Leaves me a spinnin' up there in the sky
I turns over twice and I comes back to earth
I lights in a cussin' the day of his birth
I know there are ponies that I cannot ride
There's some of them left, they haven't all died.

I'll bet all my money, the man ain't alive
That'll stay with Old Strawberry
When he makes his high dive.

[mix]

13. btw

Did you ever find out what happened to that old horse of yours, the one who disappeared?

[Kali]

15. no

never found a sign - it remains a total mystery
I really miss him - not that I need another old horse to feed right now, but he was still going strong when he disappeared.

[mix]

16. that is too bad...he looked like a great wise animal, sorry it remains a mystery nt

[Arugula Latte]

34. I heard that one winter when there came a killing frost it busted down its stall

in a Blizzard he was lost.

Oh, wait, maybe that's a different pony ...

[Kali]

36. and that old man would have never busted a stall -

except maybe to get IN for feed:P

[Ptah]

10. Tennessee Stud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c1k949Zn4

by Jimmy Driftwood

Along about eighteen and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud

I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa
One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud
And I rode away on the Tennessee stud

CHORUS:
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud

One day I was ridin' in the beautiful land
And ran smack into an Indian band
They jerked their knives with a whoop and a yell
But I rode away like a bat out of hell

Well I circled their camp for a time or two
And showed what a Tennessee hoss could do
And them redskin boys never got my blood
'Cause I was a-ridin' on the Tennessee stud

CHORUS

We drifted on down into no man's land
We crossed the river called the Rio Grande
I raced my hoss with the Spaniards bold
Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold

Me and a gambler we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee
We jerked our guns, he fell with a thud
And I got away on the Tennessee stud

CHORUS

Well, I got as lonesome as a man can be
Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee
The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue
'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetheart too

We loped on back across Arkansas
I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa
I found that girl with the golden hair
And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare

CHORUS

Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide
We came to Big Muddy and we forded the flood
On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud

Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
Little hoss colt playin' 'round the door
I love the girl with golden hair
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare

CHORUS

[mix]

11. superlative performance

about twice a month, on friday nights, friends and i eat at this local place where an old cowboy w/ a guitar, who is also an incredible landscape and animal painter, plays c&w standards and a few originals, he does a great version of this...thanks.

[woo me with science]

12. "Blackbird" (Beatles) and "White Bird" (It's a Beautiful Day):

"Blackbird" The Beatles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34aB_mYrePA

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"White Bird" It's a Beautiful Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napR7SyhSgs

White Bird
In a golden cage
On a winter's day
In the rain
White bird
In a golden cage
Alone

The leaves blow
Cross the long black road
To the darkened skies
In its rage
But the white bird
Just sits in her cage
Unknown.

White bird must fly
Or she will die

White bird
Dreams of the aspen tree
With their dying leaves
Turning gold
But the white bird
Just sits in her cage
Growing old.

White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly
Or she will die

The sunsets come
The sunsets go
The clouds Float by
And The Earth Turns slow
And the Young Birds Eyes
Do always Glow
And She must fly
She must fly
She must fly

White bird
In a golden cage
On a winter's day
In the rain
White bird
In a golden cage
Alone

White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly

[donheld]

45. Different "White Bird"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ongz1SHc-P8

[abq e streeter]

14. Shannon-Henry Gross, Rockin' Robin-Bobby Day, Walkin' My Cat Named Dog-Norma Tanega

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxz2wQX3EvA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwtFof91J80

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZVrmJ2HH8

[abq e streeter]

17. Beatles-Piggies, and Rocky Raccoon...and the great Hank Mizell-Jungle Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SpJxWT3aS0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNRH7_Kd5Yc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV2HfCphjck

[mix]

18. did you see the performance in the OP?

gorgeous...piggies is in my head always

:thumbsup:

[abq e streeter]

20. yeah, I did-- and very cool hearing Neil Young playing banjo

p.s......Michael Martin Murphy still lives ( I'm pretty sure) up in Red River. Wonder if you've ever seen him. Also, what's the name of the old cowboy you mentioned?

[Tikki]

19. The Cramps..."Human Fly"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOVmWzeqEo

.."I'm a human fly and I don't know why... I just don't know why...!!"

Tikki

[mix]

27. punks are best

when engaging the natural world

:thumbsup:

[abq e streeter]

21. sorry, couldn't resist: JohnAshcroft-Let The Eagle Soar, Captain and Tenille-Muskrat Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmMGYv3mag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw8j7GLSdw

[mix]

22. piece of work, that Ashcroft...a classic of the genre nt

[S n o w b a l l]

28. Oh, you're gonna get it now...

:rofl:

I lmao when I first heard him sing that.

Pink Floyd - Pigs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0&feature=related

:P

:hi:

[abq e streeter]

29. that was a pretty cruel thing to do, but like I said, I just couldn't resist

sometimes I'm just a bad boy..:spank:

[Tikki]

23. Los Lobos..."Will The Wolf Survive".....X...."Hungry Wolf"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2TGbCIfbFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmjoq93R2ZM


If you haven't seen these band live...you should.


Tikki

[mix]

25. love both of these, thanks

the Los Lobos singer, his voice is beautiful, much like Steve Winwood's.

[abq e streeter]

24. one more-Harry Roy and his Orchestra from 1931; it's about a cat, I swear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIfcKy-VcXo

[Swede]

26. america-horse with no name

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOlieZfPHwM

On the first part of the journey,
I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds. and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz,
And the sky, with no clouds.
The heat was hot, and the ground was dry,
But the air was full of sound.

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

After two days, in the desert sun,
My skin began to turn red.
After three days, in the desert fun,
I was looking at a river bed.
And the story it told, of a river that flowed,
Made me sad to think it was dead.

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

After nine days, I let the horse run free,
'Cause the desert had turned to sea.
There were plants and birds, and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The ocean is a desert, with its life underground,
And a perfect disguise above.
Under the cities lies, a heart made of ground,
But the humans will give no love.

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.

La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

[pokerfan]

30. Simon & Garfunkel - At the Zoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65YUe2PJTAQ

The monkeys stand for honesty
Giraffes are insincere
And the elephants are kindly but they're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.

Zebras are reactionaries
Antelopes are missionaries
Pigeons plot in secrecy
And hamsters turn on frequently
What a gas! You gotta come and see
At the zoo...

[Mad_Dem_X]

31. Jungle - ELO

I was standing in the jungle, I was feeling alright
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
I was wondering in the darkness, in the middle of the night
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
The moon began to shine, I saw a clearing ahead
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
But what's that going on, I think I'm outta my head
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm.
CHORUS:
Chooka chooka hoo la ley
Looka looka koo la ley.
A hundred animals were gathered 'round in the night
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
And they were singing out a lovely song under the pale moonlight
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
I stood and stared for quite a while
Then a lion sang to me and smiled:
Come join us if you so desire.
REPEAT CHORUS
I said now please explain the meaning of this song you sing
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
Wondrous is our great blue ship
That sails around the might sun
And joy to everyone that rides along!
REPEAT CHORUS
AND THEY DANCED!!!
Pretty soon I knew the tune and
We sat and sang under the moon
And the jungle rang in joyful harmony.
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
Wondrous is our great blue ship
That sails around the might sun
And joy to everyone that rides along!

[Mad_Dem_X]

32. Pink Floyd's "Animals" album

Pigs On The Wing 1
Dogs
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep
Pigs On The Wing 2

[pokerfan]

33. Surfin` Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow

[demmiblue]

35. John Denver - "The Eagle and the Hawk"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf7qEvXBW_k

[Kali]

37. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

the Tokens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0iw89L6aFo

(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight

Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight

[surrealAmerican]

39. Warren Zevon - "Gorilla, You're A Desperado"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2O91T6ZeW0

[femmocrat]

41. "Hound Dog" and "Teddy Bear" -- Elvis. More oldies below:

"Theme from The Pink Panther"

"How Much is that Doggy in the Window?"

"Blackbird"

"Red Red Robin"

"Rockin' Robin"

"Turkey in the Straw"

"Baby Elephant Walk"

"Wooly Bully"

[Dystopian]

42. Bungle in the Jungle- Jethro Tull

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhAyg2LTEk
I'm a tiger when I want love...
I'm a snake when we disagree....


peace~

[pintobean]

43. The Blend - The Prize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXUkBaXA2ls

[betharina]

44. the unicorn song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPsuOEH1fY


(Shel Silverstein)

A long time ago when the earth was green
Why there was more kinda animals than you've ever seen
And they just run around free while the earth was bein' born
And loveliest of them all was the unicorn.

There was green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
The loveliest of all was the unicorn/

--- Instrumental ---

Now God seen some sinnin' and it gave him a pain
And he said stand back cause I'm gonna make it rain
He said hey brother Noah I'll tell you what to do
Tou build me a floating Zoo.

And take some green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
Don't you forget my unicorn.

--- Instrumental ---

Well ol' Noah was there to answer the call
And he finished up makin' the ark just as the rain started to fall
He marched in the animals two by two
And he called out as they went through.

Hey Lord, I got your green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants
But Lord, I'm so forlorn, I just can't see no unicorn.

--- Instrumental ---

And then Noah looked out through the driving rain
And them unicorns were hidin' playin' silly little games
Kickin' and a splashin' while the rain was pourin'
Oh, them silly unicorns.

Green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Noah cried, close the door 'cause the rain's a pourin'
And we just don't wait on an ol' unicorn.

--- Instrumental ---

Well, the ark started moving and it drifted with the tide
The unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
And the waters came down and just sorta floated 'em away
And that's why you've never seen a unicorn to this very day.

You'll see green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
You're never gonna see no unicorn...

[AllenVanAllen]

46. Antelope Ceremony

by Tomahawk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve72wP-bIM0

[kentauros]

47. No Spill Blood - Oingo Boingo

No Spill Blood - Oingo Boingo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTPVm8gv8fM


Animals came from miles around
So tired of walking so close toe the ground
They needed a chance, that's what they said
Life is better walking on two legs
But they were in for a big surprise
'Cause they didn't know the law!

CHORUS
(What is the law)
No spill blood
What is the law
(No spill blood)

(Who makes the rules)
Someone else
Who makes the rules
(Someone else)

The rules are written in the stone
Break the rules and you get no bones
All you get is ridicule, laughter
And a trip to the house of pain!

CHORUS (in reverse order)

We walk on two legs not on four
To walk on four legs breaks the law
What happens when we break the law?
What happens when the rules aren't fair?
We all know here we go from there
To the house of pain!
To the house of pain!

(What is the law)
What is the law

(Who makes the rules)
Who makes the rules

We walk on two legs not on four
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
(No spill blood)

[coyotespaw]

48. Delilah, by Queen...

Freddy Mercury singing about his cat, on the last album he'd put out before he died.
I'm not a big fan of cats, but that is awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzmIzaKXD0
(not the official video)

[grace0418]

49. This one makes me cry: "Lester" by Neil Finn/Crowded House...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3u-qBNrCE

Anyone who's pet had a brush with death will understand.

[tinymontgomery]

50. The Byrds"Chestnut Mare"

The Byrds "Chestnut Mare


Always alone,
never with a herd
Prettiest mare I've ever seen,
you'll have to take my word
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
and when I do I'll give her my brand
Well I was up on Stony Ridge
after this chestnut mare, been chasing her for weeks
Oh I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while
taking her meal, bathing, fine lady
This one day I happen to be real close to her
and I saw her standing over there
so I snuck up on her nice and easy
got my rope out
and I flung it in the air!
CHORUS
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
and when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And I got her and I'm pulling on her
And she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder
And I take a choice and I jump right up on her
Damned if I don't land right on top of her
And she takes off, running up onto the ridge
higher than I've ever been before
She's running along just fine
'til she stops and something spooked her
it's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
she doesn't know what to do for a second,
but then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on
(Canyon music!)
Above the hills, higher than eagles were gliding
suspended in the sky
over the hill
straight for the sun we were riding
my eyes were filled with light
behind those black walls
below was a bottomless canyon
floating with no sound
ghosts far below
seemed to be suddenly rising
exploding all around
(Chorus)
We were falling
down this crevice
about about a mile down it seem
and I looked down
And I see this red thing below us coming up real fast
and it's our reflection that's
this little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep
We're falling down right through it
We hit, we splashed it dry
that's when I lost my hold
and she got away
but I'm gonna try and get her again some day
(Chorus)

[Mendocino]

51. Dolphins Smile -The Byrds

High Flying Bird-Jefferson Airplane

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

52. Take out the Dog and Bark the Cat

Elliott Randall