A Gnu-Michael Flanders/Donald Swann

A Gnu - Michael Flanders A year ago last thursday, I was strolling in the zoo When I met a man who thought he knew the lot He was laying down the law about the habbits of baboons And the number of quills a porcupine has got So I asked him What's that creature's name And he answered that's a helk And I'd have gone on thinking that was true If the animal in question hadn't put that chap to shame, And remarked I ain't a helk I'm a gnu I'm a gnu I'm a gnu The gnicest work of g nature in the zoo I'm a gnu how do you do You really oughtta g know w who's w who I'm a gnu spelt G N U I'm not a camel or a kangaroo So let me introduce, I'm neither man nor moose Oh, g no, g no, g no, I'm a gnu I had taken furnished lodgings down at rustington on sea Whence I travelled on to aston under lyne On the second night I stayed there I was wakened from a dream Which 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? An okapi? Could it be a hearty beast Then I seem to hear a voice I'm a gnu I'm a gnu a g nother gnu I wish I could g nash my teeth at you I'm a gnu how do you do You really oughtta g know w who's w who I'm a gnu spelt G N U Call me bison or okapi and I'll sue Nor am I in the least like that dreadful hearty beast Oh, g no, g no, g no, I'm a gnu G no, g no, g no, I'm a gnu G no, g no, g no, I'm a gnu