The African Animal Alphabet

Music by	Paul Jacobs
Lyrics by	Sarah Durkee
Date	1995
Publisher	Durkee/Jacobs Inc. Sesame Street Inc.

"The African Animal Alphabet" is a Sesame Street song which represents each letter of the alphabet with the name of an African animal.

Lyrics

A is for Antelope(A)
And B is for Baboon(B-baboon)
C is for Cheetah running
Underneath the moon.
D's for Duck, don't forget(duck-don't forget)
E's for Elephant, get set(E-elephant, get set)
It's the African Animal Alphabet.
F is frequently for Frog(F-F-F-Frog)
And G is for Giraffe.(G-Giraffe)
H is Hippopotamus, here's a laugh.(Ha ha!)
I's for Ibis, that's a bird.(Ibis, that's a bird)
J's Jenoa, brand new word(Jenoa, brand new word)
In the African Animal Alphabet.
Then there's Kingfisher that starts with K(K)
L is for Lizard(L), now we're halfway
M is for Monkey(M-M-Monkey)
N is for Newt(N-N-Newt)
O is for Oakapi
P is for Peacock(Peacock), he's a beauty
Q is for Queen bee
and R is nice for Rabbit
And for Salamander, S is still the habit
T's for Tiger, what a cat
U's for Umbabird, what's that?
It's the African Animal Alphabet.
Viper starts with V
And for Warthog-W
And for Xerus, only letter X will do
Y's for Yak, and yes, my friend,
Z's for Zebra at the end
Of the African Animal Alphabet.
Yes, the African Animal Alphabet.

Releases

Video

• The Alphabet Jungle Game (1998, with Elmo, Zoe, Telly and The Kids appearing over the segment, dancing and singing along)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org Template:SSvideo