All God's critters got a place in the choir
Some sing low, and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
And some just clap their hands or paws
....or anything you've got now

Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom
Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans with a big to-do
And the old cow just goes mooo

Chorus

The dogs and cats, they take up the middle
Where the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles
Where the donkey brays and the pony neighs
And the old coyote howls

Chorus

Listen to the top where the little birds sing
On the melody with the high notes ringin'
And the hoot owl hollers over everything
And the blue jay disagrees

Chorus

Singin' in the nighttime, singin' in the day
The little duck quacks, and he's on his way
The opossum ain't got very much to say
And the porcupine talks to himself

Chorus

It's a simple song of living sung everywhere
By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear
By the grumpy alligator and the hawk above
The sly raccoon and the turtle dove

Chorus

(© 1978, Mineral River Music, BMI)