I may be too big
To sit in a swing
Or fit in a slide.
And I’d bend all the bars
If I tried to do tricks.
But I still want to play
On some playground with you.
Shall we play
Hide and Seek
In the African grass?
I’ll use my big ears
To cover my eyes.
And I’ll count backwards from twenty to one
While you look for a good place to hide.
Then I’ll open my eyes and look everywhere
Til I find you and catch you
With my very long nose.
Then I’ll lift you up high
Upon my broad back,
And give you a ride
To the cool river bank.
We’ll see all the animals
Coming to drink.
The Mommies and Daddies and Babies.
We’ll see Hippos and Monkeys,
Zebras and Giraffes.
And then it will be time
For us to take a nap.