Verse 1
[C]
I’d rather solve quadratic equations
[F] [C]
Than shoot little birds with my gun.
[F] [C]
I’d rather upholster a sofa
[G7] [C]
Than slaughter a rabbit for fun.
I’d rather recycle some garbage
[F] [C]
Than join in the hunt for a fox.
[F] [C]
I’d rather read Milton’s Paradise Lost
[G7] [C]
Than keep something caged in a box.
Chorus
[F]
Animals rule,
[C]
Reptiles are cool,
[G7] [C]
And I love birds of a feather.
[F]
Respect Mother Nature
[C]
Or everyone’ll hate ya
[G7] [C]
So never eat meat or wear leather!
Verse 2
[C]
I’d rather drink cold muddy water
[F] [C]
Than cut off an animal’s tail.
[F] [C]
I’d rather jump into the harbour
[G7] [C]
Than stick a harpoon in a whale.
I’d rather spend time with my mother-in-law
[F] [C]
Than return to the murderers we were.
[F] [C]
I’d rather wear newspaper trousers
[G7] [C]
Than dress up in animal fur.
Chorus
[F]
Animals rule,
[C]
Reptiles are cool,
[G7] [C]
And I love birds of a feather.
[F]
Respect Mother Nature
[C]
Or everyone’ll hate ya
[G7] [C]
So never eat meat or wear leather!
Verse 3
[C]
I’d rather have all my limbs fractured
[F] [C]
Than cut off the fins of a shark.
[F] [C]
I wish I could save all God’s creatures
[G7] [C]
Like Noah once did with his ark.
I won’t kill an elephant for ivory.
[F] [C]
I’d rather paint frescoes on ceilings.
[F] [C]
I’d rather get crushed by the wheels of a bus
[G7] [C]
Than hurt any animal’s feelings.
Chorus
[F]
Animals rule,
[C]
Reptiles are cool,
[G7] [C]
And I love birds of a feather.
[F]
Respect Mother Nature
[C]
Or everyone’ll hate ya
[G7] [C]
So never eat meat or wear leather!
