The Zoological Gardens - Ronnie Drew, The Dubliners

Oh, thunder and lightning is no lark

When Dublin city is in the dark

So if you’ve any money go up to the park

And view the zoological gardens

We went up there to see the oul’zoo

We saw the lion and the kangaroo

There was he-males and she-males of every hue

Up in the zoological gardens

We went out there by Castleknock

Says she to me, 'Sure we’ll court on the lock

Then I knew she was one of the rare ould stock

From outside the zoological gardens'

We went up there on our honeymoon

Says she to me, 'If you don’t come soon

I’ll have to go in with the hairy baboon

Up in the zoological gardens'

Says she to me, 'It's seven o’clock

And it’s time for me to be changing me frock

For I’d love to see the ould cockatoo

Up in the zoological gardens'

Says she to me, 'Me lovely Jack

Sure I’d love a ride on the elephant’s back

If ye don’t get out o’that I’ll give you such a smack

Up in the zoological gardens'

0h, thunder and lightning is no lark

When Dublin city is in the dark

So if you’ve any money go up to the park

And view the zoological gardens