| C | G | F | C | C | G | F | C |
| Am | G | |
| Down at the zoo, | there isn't any noise |
| Em | G | |
| It's much too early, | for girls and boys |
| Am | G | |
| The monkeys have a plan, | but you mustn't say a word |
| Em | G | |
| They're going to do it quietly, | so they can't be heard |
| F | |
| They're sawing through the bars |
| C | |
| They're climbing out the cage |
| G | |
| They're tiptoeing past the zoo keeper |
| F | |
| They're running out the gates |
| C | G | F | C | |
| Because today | the monkeys are | breaking out the | zoo (x2) |
| Am | G | |
| The zoo keeper's sleeping, | he hasn't heard a thing |
| Em | G | |
| All of the monkeys, | escaping |
| Am | G | |
| When he wakes up, | he's going to get a shock |
| Em | G | |
| He's lost all the monkeys, | and they won't come back |
| F | |
| They're skipping down the street |
| C | |
| They're beating on their chests |
| G | |
| They're laughing and screeching |
| F | |
| And scratching their heads |
| C | G | F | C | |
| Because today | the monkeys are | breaking out the | zoo (x4) |
| Am | G | |
| If you plan to go, | to the zoo today |
| Em | G | |
| You won't see monkeys, | cuz they've gone away |
| F | |
| They're heading for the mountains |
| C | |
| They're heading for the trees |
| G | |
| They're happy just to run around |
| F | |
| And they're happy to be free |
| F | |
| Some are hailing taxis |
| C | |
| Some are riding bikes |
| G | |
| Some are swimming rivers |
| F | |
| Some are flying kites |
| F | |
| Now they're jumping |
| C | |
| And swinging from the trees |
| G | |
| Rolling on the floor |
| F | |
| And picking out the fleas |
| C | G | F | C | |
| Because today | the monkeys have | broken out the | zoo (x8) |