# Songs about animals (non-kid songs) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446 "2015-03-20T02:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/41 "2015-03-20T15:56:12Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [Napoleon XIV: ‘They’re coming to take me away’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzHtm1jhL4) About animals?? I always thought Rocky Raccoon was a real raccoon. \*\* The Animal Song\*\* - Savage Garden ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/42 "2015-03-20T15:59:10Z")
“ **If I Had A Boat** ” by Lyle Lovett, because of the pony. The pony on the boat. ETA: “[Let’s Make Love Like Animals](http://helenarney.bandcamp.com/track/lets-make-love-like-animals)” by Helen Arney is very worth a listen. Disturbingly literal (but educational!). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/43 "2015-03-20T16:00:06Z")
Napoleon XIV: ‘They’re coming to take me away’ He’s singing about his dog that ran away. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/44 "2015-03-20T16:17:59Z")
[Dr. Worm](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TkVHdUkMJdk) - They Might Be Giants. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/45 "2015-03-20T16:39:36Z")
[https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;\_ylt=A0LEVvUCTAxV5i0AJ0AlnIlQ;\_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?p=bad+company+seagull+lyrics&tnr=21&vid=E4C16935AD162E68C14EE4C16935AD162E68C14E&l=241&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DUN.607989931631379477%26pid%3D15.1&sigi=11rfi1s04&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMS\_LYr2ENPM&sigr=11b10f9bm&tt=b&tit=Seagull&sigt=1072q796g&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dbad%2Bcompany%2Bseagull%2Blyrics%26ei%3DUTF-8%26hsimp%3Dyhs-004%26hspart%3Dmozilla&sigb=136ujbdqf&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004](https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A0LEVvUCTAxV5i0AJ0AlnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?p=bad+company+seagull+lyrics&tnr=21&vid=E4C16935AD162E68C14EE4C16935AD162E68C14E&l=241&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DUN.607989931631379477%26pid%3D15.1&sigi=11rfi1s04&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMS_LYr2ENPM&sigr=11b10f9bm&tt=b&tit=Seagull&sigt=1072q796g&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dbad%2Bcompany%2Bseagull%2Blyrics%26ei%3DUTF-8%26hsimp%3Dyhs-004%26hspart%3Dmozilla&sigb=136ujbdqf&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004) ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/46 "2015-03-20T17:06:52Z")
[Walking in Your Footsteps](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eczOimsS9GY) - The Police. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/47 "2015-03-20T17:12:06Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fPUMlQRYBD8/hqdefault.jpg "Great White Buffalo -- Double Live Gonzo -- Ted Nugent") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPUMlQRYBD8) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/48 "2015-03-20T17:12:53Z")
Baby Elephant Walk-Henry Mancini ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/49 "2015-03-20T17:24:25Z")
Bears - Quicksilver Messenger Service (there are bears on the stairs often in pairs and they’re really hard to get along with) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/50 "2015-03-20T17:34:15Z")
**Gwar** has a song about, uh… having… _relations_ with an animal. You can look it up for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/51 "2015-03-20T17:40:05Z")
Oh yeah, and [“Yellow Bird”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choucoune_(song)) (“Choucoune”). So we’ve got songs about white, yellow, blue, and black birds… and then there’s [“The Great Speckled Bird”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Speckled_Bird_(song)), although that’s an allegory. Actually, I guess all those bird songs are to one degree or another allegories. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/52 "2015-03-20T17:51:13Z")
Another bird…“May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” - Little Jimmy Dickens ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/53 "2015-03-20T17:52:42Z")
Oh! And “Woolly Bully” - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/54 "2015-03-20T18:03:09Z")
Still more birds: Tennessee Bird Walk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan ---
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Funky Worm - Ohio Players There’s A New Sound (The Sound Of Worms) - Tony Burrello ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/56 "2015-03-20T18:27:55Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qcqk_SEsLPU/hqdefault.jpg "CAT STEVENS I Love my Dog") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcqk_SEsLPU) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/57 "2015-03-20T18:36:56Z")
The entire _Cats_ soundtrack. 😃 ---
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[Wolves, Lower](https://youtu.be/sVzvn3iB1qs) - R.E.M. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/59 "2015-03-20T18:41:46Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B1wmWSGfkMg/hqdefault.jpg "Louis Armstrong - Muskrat Ramble (1926).") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wmWSGfkMg) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446/60 "2015-03-20T18:44:47Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcqk\_SEsLPU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcqk_SEsLPU) Shouldn’t he have to disavow that song, since he converted? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446.md?page=4)