Oh, the kingdom of the animals is vast Of all those little critters, not one frets about the past And then there's me, thinking constantly Of all those happy days that didn't last Each darling songbird above Sang songs without singing of love The tiger and the lion Don't need shoulders to cry on So why do I? Clams to my knowledge don't sigh And owls ain't left wondering why Each time that fella flies out They needn't weep their eyes out So why do I? The Bible taught man cause to shout For every beast and bird But I've listened hard in my backyard And this is what I heard Bees don't want flowers to shout And lions won't win love from the trout The saddest scarmadillo won't cry into his pillow So why do I? The Bible taught man cause to shout For every beast and bird But I've listened hard in my backyard And this is what I heard Bees don't want flowers to shout And lions won't win love from the trout The Bible taught man cause to shout For every beast and bird But I've listened hard in my backyard And this is what I heard Bees don't want flowers to shout And lions won't win love from the trout The saddest scarmadillo won't cry into his pillow So why do I? So why do I? So why do I?