Here's another animal song
A year ago, last Thursday I was strolling in the zoo
When I met a man who though he knew the lot
He was laying down the law about the habits of Baboons
And how many quills a porcupine has got
So I asked him
What's that creature there?
He answered "Oh, H'it's a H'elk"
I might of gone on thinking that was true
If the animal in question hadn't put that chap to shame
And remarked, "I h'ain't a H'elk, I'm a G-nu"
I'm a G-nu
I'm a G-nu
The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo
I'm a G-nu
How do you do
You really ought to k-now wa-who's wa-who
I'm a G-nu
Spelt G-N-U
I'm g-not a Camel or a Kangaroo
So let me introduce
I'm g-neither man nor moose
Oh g-no, g-no, g-no I'm a G-nu
I had taken furnished lodgings down at Rustington-on-Sea
Whence I travelled on to Ashton-under-Lyne it was actually
And the second night I stayed there I was wakened from a dream
That I'll tell you all about some other time
Among the hunting trophies on the wall above my bed
Stuffed and mounted, was a face I thought I knew
A Bison? No, it's not a Bison
An Okapi? 's'unlikely
Could it be a Hartebeest?
I seemed to hear a voice
I'm a G-nu
I'm a Gnu
A g-nother g-nu
I wish I could g-nash my teeth at you
I'm a G-nu
How do you do
You really ought to k-now wa-who's wa-who
I'm a G-nu spelt G-N-U
Call me Bison or Okapi and I'll sue
G-nor am I in the least
Like that dreadful Hartebeest
Oh, g-no, g-no, g-no
G-no, g-no, g-no I'm a G-nu
G-no, g-no, g-no
I'm a G-nu