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Dave:
Alright, boys, so far so good. Now, what did Dr. Dolittle wanna
do with the animals more than anything else, Alvin?
Alvin:
He wanted to learn to talk to 'em.
Dave:
And who promised to teach him how to talk to the animals, Simon?
Simon:
Polynesia the parrot.
Dave:
Okay now, Theodore. Do you think you remember the song the doctor sang?
Theodore:
Ah, sure Dave, if you help me.
Dave:
Okay Theodore, I'll start it out for ya.
If I could talk to the animals, just imagine it
Chatting with the chimp in chimpanzee
Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah
What a neat achievement it would be
The Chipmunks:
If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages
Maybe take an animal degree
I'd study elephants and eagle, buffalo and beagle
Alligator, guinea pig and flea
Alvin:
I would converse in polar bear and python
I could converse in fluent kangaroo
Dave:
If people asked me, "Can you speak rhinoceros?"
Alvin:
I'd say, "Of courserous, can't you?"
Dave:
If I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal
Think of the amazing repartee
If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals
The Chipmunks & Dave:
Grunt and squeak, and squawk with the animals
Dave:
And they could talk to me
If I consulted with quadrupeds
Think what fun we'd have asking over crocodiles for tea
Or maybe lunch with two or three lions, walruses and sea lions
What a lovely place the world would be
The Chipmunks:
If I spoke slang to orangutans
The advantages any fool on Earth can plainly see
Discussing eastern art and dramas with intellectual llamas
That's a big step forward you'll agree
Alvin:
I'd learn to speak in antelope and turtle
My Pekinese would be extremely good
Dave:
If I were asked to sing in hippopotamus
Alvin:
I'd say "Whynotamous?" and would
Dave:
If I could parlay with pachyderms
It's a fairy tale worthy of Hans Anderson or Grimm
A man who walks with the animals, talks with the animals
The Chipmunks & Dave:
Grunts and squeaks, and squawks with the animals
Dave:
And they could talk to him
I'd study every living creature's language
The Chipmunks:
So you could speak to all of them on site
Dave:
If friends said, "Can he talk in crab or pelican?"
Alvin:
Then I'd say, "Well, I can" and I'd be right
The Chipmunks:
And if you just stop and think a bit
There's no doubt of it we would win a place in history
Dave:
If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals
The Chipmunks & Dave:
Grunt and squeak, and squawk with the animals
And they could squeak and squawk, and speak and talk
Dave:
To me
Okay fellas, I understand that's enough!