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[Applause]

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In the film, Dr. Doolittle,
for those of you who do not...

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believes in the philosophy that


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man should be able to communicate
with animals.

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Leslie Bricusse has written one song
for Rex Harrison,

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in which he says,
as only Rex Harrison can:

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[British accent] "If
we could talk to the animals,

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imagine chatting with a chimp
in chimpanzee."

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Well, I figured...
if I sang it like that,

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I wouldn't get back
in my neighborhood again.

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[Laughter]

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So, we did a different version.

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And it goes like this.

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Look out! Ha, ha!
[Stamps feet]

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[Orchestra]
[Lively music]

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Ha! [Sings]

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If I could talk to the animals...

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Just imagine it...

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Chattin' with a chimp
in chimpanzee.

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Imagine talking to a tiger,

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chattin' with a cheetah,

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oh what a neat achievement
it would be.

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If we could talk to the animals,

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and learn their languages,

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maybe take an animal degree.

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I'd study elephant and eagle,
buffalo and beagle,

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alligator, guinea pig, and flea.

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I would converse in polar bear
and python,

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I would curse in fluent kangaroo.

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If people asked me,
"Can you speak rhinoceros?"

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I'd say "of course-eros. 
Can't you?"

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[Groovy music]

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Ho!

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If I conferred 
with our furry friends,

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man to animal,

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think of the amazing
repartee.

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If I could walk
with the animals,

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talk with the animals,

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grunt, squeak, and squawk
with the animals,

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and, Lord,

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they could talk to me!

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[Lively, groovy music]

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Ho!

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If I could talk to the animals,


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think what fun we'd have,

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asking over crocodiles for tea.

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Or maybe,
lunch with two or three lions,

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walruses and sea lions,

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what a lovely place
the world would be.

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If I spoke slang
to orangutans,

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oh the advantages!

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Any fool on earth
can plainly see.

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Discussing Eastern
arts and dramas

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with intellectual llamas,

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that's a big step forward,
you'll agree.

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I'd learn to speak
in antelope and turtle.

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My Pekingese
would be extremely good.

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If I were asked
to sing in hippopotamus,

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I'd say "Why not-amus?"

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And I would!

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[Music]

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Stop and think of it.

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There's no doubt of it.

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I could win a place
in history.

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If I could walk
with the animals,

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talk with the animals,

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grunt, squeak, and squawk
with the animals,

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and they could...

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squeak, and

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squawk, and

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speak, and

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talk

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to me.

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And they could talk to me.

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[Groovy music]

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Uh yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah!

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[Groovy music]

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They could talk to me.

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[Music fading]

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And they could talk to

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me!
[Music abruptly ends.]

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