A Tiny Urban Zoo

"A Tiny Urban Zoo" is a Schoolhouse Rock! Earth song where a boy sings a story about when he became a keeper of a tiny urban zoo. The song focuses on gardens. This song was the winner of Parents' Choice Silver Award and Dr. Toy Best Green Product in 2009.
==Song Lyrics==
Boy: I thought it was a pity to be living in a city
To spot a bird or butterfly was tough
So I found a little corner for the flora and the fauna
A tub or two of dirt was just enough
It's amazing how I started with a little pack of seeds
Soon I'd grown a bunch of plants I used to think were weeds
That's how I became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
I brought some wildflowers and things just grew
Now I got bugs and beetles, butterflies and birds
And lots of little critters far too beautiful for words
You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
It's really not that hard
You can plant one in your own backyard
Boy: How about a birdbath?
Girl: Do birds bathe?
Boy: Course. They need to drink too.
Girl: They drink their own bathwater? Gross!
Boy: (singing) Soon this venue had a menu, flowers, leaves and grass
There's no finer fast-food diner for the bugs who happen to pass
Caterpillars loved it soon began to munch
Till a passing robin came along for lunch
I became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
Got lots of creepy crawlies now but who eats who?
The herbivores enjoy a tasty range of plants
The carnivores will eat them if they ever get a chance
You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
It's really not that hard
You can plant one in your own backyard
Female Bird: Look at all those morsels; We can't resist them
Male Bird: Seems he made his own little ecosystem
Boy: Birds are calling, snails are crawling, ladybugs abound
Bees are buzzing by the dozen, butterflies are flitting around
Then we have the spiders; Welcome to my patch
Spin yourselves a cobweb; See what you can catch
That's how
Critters: He became the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
We all need one another or it's no can do
We don't ask for a lot; We're grateful to the child
It's just a mini version of what happens in the wild
All: You, too, could be the keeper of a tiny urban zoo
It's really not that hard
You can plant one in your own backyard
Spider: It's like a jungle out there.
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