All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir [C] - Bill Staines [CHORUS]x2-1st one NC, CLAP |[C] All God's critters got a place in the choir |[G7] Some sing low, [C]some sing higher |[F] Some sing out loud on the [C]telephone wires |And [G7] some just clap their [C[ hands, or paws or anything they got now [Verse 1] [C] Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom Where the [G7] bullfrog croaks and the [C] hippopotamus [F] Moans and groans with a [C] big to do And the [G7] old cow just goes [C] moo [CHORUS] [Verse 2] [C] Well the dogs and the cats they take up the middle While the [G7] honeybee hums, the [C] cricket fiddles The [F] donkey brays and the [C] pony neighs And the [G7] old coyote [C] howls [CHORUS] [Verse 3] [C] Listen to the top where the little birds sings On the [G7] melodies with the [C] high notes ringing The [F] hoot owl cries over everything And the [G7] jaybird disa-[C]grees [CHORUS] [C] Singin' in the night time, singin' in the day The [G7] little duck quacks then he's [C] on his way And [F] the otter hasn't got [C] much to say And the [G7] porcupine talks to [C] himself [CHORUS] [C] It's a simple song of living sung everywhere, By the [G7] ox and the fox and the [C] grizzly bear, The [F] grumpy alligator and the [C] hawk above, The [G7] sly old weasel and the [C] turtle dove. [CHORUS] [OUTRO] All God's critters got a place in the Choir!