There's a very simple lesson But it's easy to forget And I promise, you'll regret it if you do That if you're always kind and gentle With your family pet He'll be just as kind and gentle With you Be human, animals can cry Be human, it's easy if you try Don't go around with a heart of stone Or you'll be sorry and on your own Be human, have a tender word For every animal and bird If we would all be human This world would be an rhyme So be human all the time Share a tasty carrot with your parrot Serve your chimpanzee a part of cheese Sip a sasperilla with your camel or gorilla With kind regards to all of them from me Be human, animals can cry Be human, won't you even try? Don't think you're wonderful just because You weren't born with a tail and claws Be human, have a tender word For every animal and bird It's futile to be brutal That won't get you a dime So be human all the time A true cat can't be human But you can