Words and Music by Mary Rice Hopkins<\/p>\n
I had a pet Gorilla and her name was Matilda.
\nMatilda loved to sing songs everyday
\nand this is what gorilla Matilda would say.<\/p>\n
Ah ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah!
\nAh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah!
\nAh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah!
\nAh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah!<\/p>\n
So we’d go strolling through the park.
\nPeople would laugh and the dogs would bark.
\nThey never understood a word Matilda would sing
\nBut Matilda was doing her gorilla thing.<\/p>\n
Finally the circus man came along
\nHe said Matilda, “I know where you fit and belong.
\nWe’ll put you in the circus to sing your songs.
\nYou can monkey around all day long.”<\/p>\n
Matilda was happy as can be.
\nShe’d eat her bananas and swing from the trees.
\nNow at the zoo, you would see the singing Matilda family.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 1980, Mary Rice-Hopkins. Big Steps 4 U (admin. by Music Services)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Words and Music by Mary Rice Hopkins I had a pet Gorilla and her name was Matilda. Matilda loved to sing songs everyday and this is what gorilla Matilda would say. Ah ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah! Ah ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah! Ah ooh…<\/p>\n