It’s the zoo hullaballoo
Come and sing with us too

Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere
Hurihuri, kanikani
All together, tātou katoa

Waiata, can you sing too?
Come and do the zoo hullabaloo
Waiata, waiata, sing like a korimako, waiata
Sing sing sing sing sing sing waiata

Pakipaki, can you clap too?
Come and do the zoo hullabaloo
Pakipaki, pakipaki, clap like an otter, pakipaki
Clap clap clap clap clap clap pakipaki

Takahia can you stomp too?
Come and do the zoo hullaballoo
Takahia, takahia, stomp like an elephant, takahia
Stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp takahia

Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere
Hurihuri, kanikani
All together, tātou katoa

Tārere can you swing too
Come and do the zoo hullaballoo
Tārere, tārere, swing like orangutans, tārere
Swing swing swing swing swing swing tārere

Hurihuri can you twirl too?
Come and do the zoo hullaballoo
Hurihuri, hurihuri, twirl like a fur seal, hurihuri
Twirl twirl twirl twirl twirl twirl hurihuri

Kanikani, can you dance too?
Come and do the zoo hullaballoo
Kanikani, kanikani dance like a cockatoo. kanikani
Dance dance dance dance dance dance kanikani

Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere
Hurihuri, kanikani
All together, tātou katoa

Waiata, pakipaki, takahia, tārere
Hurihuri, kanikani
All together, tātou katoa
All together, tātou katoa

Oooh can you do the zoo
Can you do the zoo
Can you do the zoo
Can you do the zoo hullaballoo?