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An Elephant came to tea with me,
Oh just the other day,
And Elephant came to tea with me,
An Elephant came to stay,
He arrived on a bicycle made for two,
But for two there was no room,
He arrived on a bicycle made for two,
And carrying a red balloon,
As he knocked the door and waited,
for me to let him in,
As he knocked the door and waited,
He started to joyfully sing,
I've come to tea, to tea with you,
To tea with you I've come,
I've come to tea, to tea with you,
So I can fill my tum,
I stood in the doorway and said "hello",
"I'm glad you're here at last",
I stood in the doorway and said "Hello",
"You got here pretty fast",
As he came in through the door way,
I asked him "where's your mate"?,
As he came in through the door way,
He replied "she's always late",
"If you'll hang on but a minute",
"I'll go get the lazy lout",
"If you'll hang on but a minute",
"I'll go give the girl a shout",
As he jumped back on his bicycle,
He said "I shall not be long",
As he jumped back on his bicycle,
He sang another song,
"I'm off to find my wife",
"I don't know quite where she's at",
"I'm off to find my wife",
"She is always late the tat",
As he trundled up the garden path,
And disappeared from sight,
As he trundled up the garden path,
He peddled with all his might,
He returned shortly after,
His wife trailing him behind,
He returned shortly after,
With food of plenty on his mind,
As I looked out through the window,
And saw them both return,
As I looked out through the window,
I had great cause for concern,
For behind the Elephant and his wife,
There were many others too,
For behind the Elephant and his wife,
Came the whole entire zoo,
He came up to the door and knocked,
And said "I've found her so",
He came up to the door and knocked,
I replied "oh no oh no",
"What are all the others doing"?,
"Why are they following you to me"?,
"What are all the others doing"?,
"I wanted tea for three",
"But tea for three is not quite fair",
The Elephant said to me,
"But tea for three is not quite fair",
"So I have brought the zoo for tea",
"Oh well" I said "invite them in",
"The food is plentiful",
"Oh well" I said "Invite them in",
"There's more than enough for all",
So they all came in, one at a time,
In order of their size,
So they all came in, one at a time,
From the Giraffes down to the flies
There were animals of every kind,
From Monkeys, to Rodents, to Cats,
There were animals of every kind,
From Tortoises, to Emu's, to rats,
We sat around the table,
And ate and ate and ate,
We sat around the table,
It was getting pretty late,
"You better get a move on",
I said to the baboon,
"You better get a move on",
"Because the zoo will be closed soon",
As they polished off their food and drink,
They said "but can't we stay"?,
As they polished doff their food and drink,,
They quickly made their way,
"Thank you for the tea" they said,
"But it has started to rain",
"Thank you for the tea" they said,
"We shall come for tea again",
Even though there were more than expected,
Hat came to tea that day,
Even though there were more
than expected,
It was quite exciting in a way,
It took me hours to clean the
mess,
There were table scraps
everywhere,
It took me hours to clean the
mess,
There was food all over the
stair,
As I cleaned the mess and
dusted up,
I heard a squeak come from
the stair,
As I cleaned the mess and
dusted up,
A mouse gave me a scare,
I said "you better run along",
"You'll catch them if you
hurry"
I said "you better run along",
So he went off with a scurry,
So now they have gone and
it's quiet again,
And I can drop off to sleep in
my settee,
So now they have gone and
it's quiet again,
Till the next time I invite the
zoo to come to tea,
As they left and went off on their way,
Some walked, some crawled, and some did fly,
As they left and went off on their way,
They waved to me goodbye,
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