Songs About Animals & Pets

All for the love of animals

Here you will find a comprehensive list of songs (over 300) about animals as well as all types of living creatures, which includes birds, reptiles and insects. Even a few prehistoric creatures made the list (“Walk The Dinosaur”). And, for good measure, I’ve even included a handful of mythological creatures such as dragons (“Puff The Magic Dragon”) and unicorns (“The Unicorn Song”). This list should help you compile an mp3 playlist or list of songs to burn to cd for your next trip. Probably 95% or more mention the animal within the title. Included here also are a few songs about pets as lifelong companions that mention the pet’s name in the title (examples include “Me & You & A Dog Names Boo”, “Wildfire”, “Shannon”, “Ol’ Red”, “Old Shep”, “Old Rivers” and “Feed Jake”). Several novelty songs (many which have become ‘cult’ favorites from the Dr. Demento radio show) are included here also about animals(examples here include “The Chipmunk Song”, “Hamster Dance Song”, “Fish Heads”, “Dead Puppies”, “Squirrels”, “Dead Skunk”, “Disco Duck”, “Mr. Jaws”, “Moose Turd Pie”, “Cows With Guns”, “Second Week of Deer Camp”) Instrumental classics here also abound (including “Alley Cat”, “Pink Panther Theme”, ” The Lonely Bull”, “Baby Elephant Walk”, “Yellow Bird”) Animal related songs from movies include Dr. Dolittle, Charlotte’s Web, The Aristocats, Hans Christian Anderson, Lady & The Tramp, and Winnie The Pooh. Quite a few Christmas songs are here also(“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Dominic The Italian Christmas Donkey”, “Grandma Got Run over By A Reindeer”, “I Want A hippopotamus For Christmas”).

 
And finally, at the end of this list are a few “bonus” songs about animals in general (mentioned within the title, such as animal, beast or zoo). All types of music are encompassed here big band, classical, show tunes, pop standards, folk, ballads, classic rock, country, old school, punk, soul, r&b, reggae, jazz, disco, techno, alternative, heavy metal, modern rock, bubble gum, comedy, novelty, etc.

Enjoy Songs About Animals & Pets

                                                         

• A Horse In The Country – Cowboy Junkies                                                    
• A Horse With No Name – America
• A Wolf At The Door – Radiohead
• Albatross – Fleetwood Mac
• The Albatross – Lobo
• Alley Cat – Bent Fabric
• Ants Marching – Dave Matthews Band
• Apeman – The Kinks
• Appaloosa – Gino Vanelli
• Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) – Petula Clark 
• Atomic Dog – George Clinton
• Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini Orchestra
• Barracuda – Heart
• Bat Country – Avenged Sevenfold
• Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
• Batdance – Prince
• Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee – Ada Jones & Billy Murray
• Be My Little Teddy Bear – Ada Jones & Billy Murra                                                                                                                                                      

• The Bear Went Over The Mountain – (children’s classic)
• Beast of Burden – Rolling Stones
• Ben – Michael Jackson
• Biff The Friendly Purple Bear – Dick Feller
• Biggest Parakeets In Town – Jud Strunk
• The Bird – The Time
• The Bird – Jerry Reed
• Bird Dog – Everly Brothers
• Birdhouse In Your Soul – They Might Be Giants
• Bird On My Head – David Seville
• The Birds & The Bees – Jewel Akens
• Birds of A Feather – Paul Revere & The Raiders
• Black Cat – Janet Jackson
• Black Cow – Steely Dan
• Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
• Black Horse & The Cherry Tree – KT Turnstall
• Black Sheep – John Anderson
• Blackbird – The Beatles 

• Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) – Burl Ives
• Bluebird – Buffalo Springfield
• Bluebird of Happiness – Art Mooney & His Orchestra
• Bluebird of Happiness – Jan Peerce
• Bluebirds Over The Mountain – Beach Boys
• Boll Weevil Song – Brook Benton
• Boris The Spider – The Who
• Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys
• Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley
• Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry
• Bumble Bee – The Searchers
• Butterfly – Andy Williams
• Butterfly – Mariah Carey
• Butterfly – Weezer
• Butterfly – Crazy Town
• Butterfly Baby – Bobby Rydell
• Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
• Bye Bye Blackbird – Gene Austin
• Bye Bye Blackbird – Rosemary Clooney
• Call Me A Dog – Temple of The Dog
• Cat Came Back – Sonny James
• The Cat Came Back – (old comic folk song from 1890’s)
• Cat In The Window – The Turtles
• Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie
• Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
• Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
• Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold
• Chicken Farm – Dead Kennedys
• Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
• The Chipmunk Song – David Seville & The Chipmunks
• Cold Turkey – John Lennon
• Cool For Cats – Squeeze
• Cows With Guns – Dana Lyons                                                                               
• Coyote – Joni Mitchell
• Crazy Horses – The Osmond Brothers
• Crocodile Rock – Elton John
• Da Turdy Point Buck (The 30 Point Buck) – Da Yoopers
• Dead Puppies – The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band
• Dead Skunk – Loudon Wainwright III
• Diamond Dogs – David Bowie
• Dig A Pony – The Beatles
• Dis-Gorilla – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
• Dirty Ol’ Egg-Suckin’ Dog – Johnny Cash
• Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
• Dixie Chicken – Little Feat
• Dixie Chicken – Garth Brooks
• Do The Funky Chicken – Rufus Thomas
• Dog & Butterfly – Heart
• Dog Eat Dog – Adam & The Ants
• Dog Eat Dog – Ted Nugent
• Dog-Gone It Baby, I’m In Love – Carl Smith
• Dog House Boogie – Hawkshaw Hawkins
• The Doggie In The Window – Patti Page
• Dogs – Pink Floyd
• The Dolphin’s Cry – Live
• Dominic The Italian Christmas Donkey – Lou Monte
• The Eagle & The Hawk – John Denver
• Eagle When She Flies – Dolly Parton
• Everybody Wants To Be A Cat – Scatman Crothers (from The Aristocats)
• Eye of The Tiger – Survivor
• Feed Jake – Pirates of the Mississippi
• The Fish – Bobby Rydell
• The Fish – Yes
• The Fish Cheer – Country Joe & The Fish
• Fish Heads – Barnes & Barnes
• Flight of The Bumblebee – (classical masterpiece)
• The Fly – Chubby Checker
• The Fly – U2
• Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
• Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention                                                                               
• Freedom For The Stallion – Three Dog Night 
• Fox On The Run – Tom T. Hall
• Free As A Bird – The Beatles
• Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Freedom For The Stallion – Hues Corporation
• Funky Worm – Ohio Players
• The Goat – Adam Sandler
• Glow Worm – Mills Brothers
• Gonna Buy Me A Dog – The Monkees
• Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy
• Great White Horse – Buck Owens & Susan Raye
• Hair of The Dog – Nazareth
• Hamster Dance Song – Hampton The Hamster
• Harry The Hairy Ape – Ray Stevens
• Heavy Horses – Jehtro Tull
• Hey Bulldog – The Beatles
• Hey Little Cobra – The Rip Chords
• Hold That Tiger – Claude King
• Honky Cat – Elton John
• The Horse – Cliff Nobles & Company                                                            
• Horses – Patti Smith
• Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como
• Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
• Hound Dog Man – Fabian
• House At Pooh Corner – Loggins & Messina (from Winnie The Pooh)
• Hummingbird – Seals & Crofts
• Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
• I Am The Walrus – The Beatles
• I Go Ape – Neil Sedaka
• I Love My Dog – Cat Stevens
• I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy Pop & The Stooges
• I Want A Dog – Pet Shop Boys
• I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas –
• I Want A New Duck – “Weird Al” Yankovic
• Inch Worm – Danny Kaye (from Hans Christian Anderson)
• Iron Horse – Motorhead
• I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail – Buck Owens
• Illusive Butterfly – Bob Lind
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond
• Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog) – Three Dog Night
• Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
• Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow – Merry Clayton
• The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway – Genesis
• Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John
• Leroy The Redneck Reindeer – Joe Diffie
• Let That Pony Run – Pam Tillis
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John
• Little Red Fox – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
• Little Red Rooster – Rolling Stones
• The Lonely Bull – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
• Love Is Like A Butterfly – Dolly Parton
• The Lovecats – The Cure
• Mary Had A Little Lamb – Paul McCartney & Wings
• May The Bird of Paradise – Little Jimmy Dickens
• Me & You & A Dog Named Boo – Lobo
• Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Muldaur
• Mississippi Squirrel Revival – Ray Stevens
• Mockin’ Bird Hill – Patti Page
• The Mocking Bird – The Four Lads
• Mockingbird – Carly Simon & James Taylor
• Mockingbird – Eminem                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                            

• Mongoose – Elephant’s Memory
• Monkey – George Michael
• Monkey Gone To Heaven – The Pixies
• Monkey Time – Major Lance
• Moose Turd Pie – Utah Philips
• The Mosquito – The Doors
• Mr. Ed Theme (A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course) – TV Theme
• Mr. Jaws – Dickie Goodman
• Mule Skinner Blues – The Fendermen
• Mule Skinner Blues – Dolly Parton
• Mule Train – Frankie Laine
• Mule Train – Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Muskrat Love – America
• Muskrat Love – Captain & Tennille
• Muskrat Ramble – Louis Armstrong
• Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
• My Dead Dog Rover – Stu, Dave & Hank
• My Dog & Me – John Hiatt
• Nashville Cats – Lovin’ Spoonful
• Octopus’s Garden – The Beatles
• Ol’ Red – Blake Shelton
• Old Blue – The Byrds
• Old Coyote Town – Don Williams
• Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall
• Old Gray Mare – (traditional folk song)
• Old King – Neil Young
• Old Rivers – Walter Brennan
• Old Salty Dog Blues – Flatt & Scruggs
• Old Shep – Red Foley
• Old Shep – Elvis Presley
• On The Wings of A Nightingale – The Everly Brothers
• One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show – The Honey Cone
• One Trick Pony – Paul Simon
• Paloma Blanca – George Baker Selection
• Paper Tiger – Sue Thompson
• Piggies – The Beatles
• Pigs On The Wing – Pink Floyd
• Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
• Pony Boy – Allman Brothers Band
• Pony Time – Chubby Checker
• Possum Kingdom – Toadies
• The Preacher & The Bear – Jerry Reed
• Psycho Chicken – The Fools
• Puff (The Magic Dragon) – Peter, Paul & Mary
• Puppy Love – Paul Anka
• Puppy Love – Donny Osmond
• Pussy Cat- The Ames Brothers
• Ride The Tiger – Jefferson Starship
• Rock Lobster – The B-52’s
• Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day
• Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson
• Rocking Goose – Johnny & The Hurricanes
• Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
• Running Bear – Johnny Preston                                                       
• Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) – Big & Rich
• Seagull – Bad Company
• Second Week of Deer Camp – Da Yoopers
• See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley & The Comets
• Shannon – Henry Gross
• She Wolf – Shakira
• Sheep – Pink Floyd
• Shock The Monkey – Peter Gabriel
• Shrimp Boats – Jo Stafford
• The Siamese Cat Song – Peggy Lee (from Lady & The Tramp)
• The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight – REM
• Silver Bird – Mark Lindsay
• Silver Stallion – The Highwaymen
• Skybird – Neil Diamond
• The Snake – Al Wilson
• Sneaky Snake – Tom T. Hall
• Snowbird – Anne Murray
• Southbound Pachyderm – Primus
• Spiders & Snakes – Jim Stafford
• Squirrels – The Beastly Boys
• Stewball – Peter, Paul & Mary
• Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats
• Surfin’ Bird – The Trashmen
• Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
• Teddy Bear – Red Sovine
• Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
• Tennessee Bird Walk – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
• Tennessee Stud – Eddy Arnold
• Three Little Pigs – Green Jelly
• Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport – Rolf Harris
• Tiger – Fabian
• The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati – Possum
• The Tiger Rag – Duke Ellington
• The Tiger Rag – Louis Armstrong
• The Tiger Rag – Mills Brothers
• The Tiger Rag – Les Paul & Mary Ford
• Three Cool Cats – The Coasters
• Three Little Fishes – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
• Tom Cat – The Rooftop Singers
• Too Many Fish In The Sea – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
• Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
• True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Tube Snake BoogiZZ Top                                                                           
• Two Sparrows In A Hurricane – Tanya Tucker
• Two White Horses – John Lee Hooker
• The Unicorn (Green Alligators & Long-Neck Geese) – The Irish Rovers
• Union of The Snake – Duran Duran
• Walk The Dinosaur – Was (Was Not)
• Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog – Norma Tanega
• Walking The Dog – Rufus Thomas
• War Pigs – Black Sabbath
• Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
• What’s New Pussycat? – Tom Jones
• When Doves Cry – Prince
• When The Red Red Robin Come Bob-Bob-Bobbin’ Along – Al Jolson
• When The Red Red Robin Come Bob-Bob-Bobbin’ Along – Doris Day
• When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – The Ink Spots
• When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – Glen Miller Orchestra
• When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – Pat Boone
• Where Eagles Fly – Sammy Hagar
• Where The Stars & Stripes & The Eagle Fly – Aaron Tippin
• White Horse – Taylor Swift
• White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
• Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
• Wild Horses – Gino Vanelli
• Wild Horses – Garth Brooks
• Wildfire – Michael Murphy
• Wings Of A Dove – Ferlin Husky
• Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men
• Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses – U2
• Wild Pack of Family Dogs – Modest Mouse
• Wolf Creek Pass – CW McCall
• The Woodpecker Song – Glen Miller Orchestra                                                          
• The Woodpecker Song – The Andrew Sisters
• Woody Woodpecker Song – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
• Woody Woodpecker Song – Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters
• Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny? – Spike Jones & His City Slickers
• Year of The Cat – Al Stewart
• Yellow Bird – Kingston Trio
• Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman Group
• You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd – Roger Miller
• (You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat – Bill Haley & His Comets
• Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne – Jim Stafford
• Zuckerman’s Famous Pig – Brady Bunch (from Charlotte’s Webb)

                                                

Bonus Songs

Here are a few more songs about animals in general – Key words being ‘animal’, ‘beast’ and ‘zoo’ within the title of the song…..
                                                   

• Animal – Def Leppard
• Animal – Neon Trees
• Animal Crackers In My Soup – Shirley Temple
• Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace
• Animal Song – Savage Garden
• Animals – Nickelback
• At The Zoo – Simon & Garfunkel
• Beast of Burden – The Rolling Stones
• Bless The Beasts & The Children – The Carpenters
• If I Could Talk To The Animals – Rex Harrison (from the 1968 movie Dr. Dolittle)
• The Zoo – U2