- Today I'll go hunting, with Jimmy and Dee.
- With the two of them looking, and me now makes three.
- We're hunting for Throupadores, they're featherless and free.
- They're usually found strutting, way down by the sea.
- They're said to be vicious and mean to the bone.
- And come in all colors red, green and some roan!
- We'll sneak up and net one, and bring him back too.
- Then everyone can see him, right here in our zoo.
- So Jimmy you sneak, around the great knoll,
- And Dee you can stand there and cover his hole.
- As for me, I will chase him up over the crest,
- then run him back down, I will give it my best.
- So Jimmy get ready, and Dee just stand fast,
- then one of you net him, as he comes running past.
- To the top I went creeping, I stayed nice and quiet.
- Expecting when caught, to cause quite a riot.
- Surprised when I got there, at what I did find.
- Not one colored Throupadore, instead there were nine!
- A green one, a pink one, and blue ones, I saw two,
- A red one, a chocolate, then a gold one ran through.
- And then went a brown one, then a purple one too.
- They would all look quite lovely, at home in our zoo.
- They screeched when they saw me, and then they gave chase.
- They were gaining upon me, so I hastened my pace.
- I hope Jimmy's ready, I hope Dee's ready too.
- More space may be needed, at home in the zoo.
- "Here I come, ready Jimmy?" "Here I come, ready Dee?"
- "We're all coming quickly, from around the next tree!"
- "Gotcha!" netted Jimmy, then, "Gotcha" netted Dee.
- But the Throupadore they netted, turned out to be me.
- The Throupadores ran off, way deep in the trees
- And I simply stood there, in nets to the knees.
- Then I started to giggle and snicker and gafoo.
- Then Jimmy and Dee, they started laughing too!
- We don't mean to be rude, in our laughing at you.
- But you just look so silly, in netting for two.
- Then all at once there was laughing, times three,
- then still much more laughing, from over near the trees.
- The Throupadores came back, and were all laughing too!
- You silly old hunters we'll come to your zoo!
- So Throupadores a plenty, in colors we knew.
- And even some new ones of every colored hue.
- It was quite a parade when we went back to town.
- And everyone was happy, There wasn't one frown.