A Flamboyance of Flamingos

Smarty Party! It means showy. Fancy. Fabulous. Kind of like me. So... I'm joining the flamingos. A bunch of lions is a pride, A bunch of dolphins is a pod, And fish go swimming in a school, side by side— But now the names get odd! A flamboyance of flamingos! Flamboyance! A tower of giraffes! A crash of rhinos, a bloat of hippos— Every crowd's got a name that makes you laugh! A flamboyance of flamingos! A parliament of owls, hooting late at night, A dazzle of zebras, in stripes of black and white! A prickle of porcupines—ouch! Don't touch! A business of ferrets—so busy! What a rush! A waddle of penguins, waddling on land, But out in the sea, they're a raft—how grand! Some names are old—from fourteen eighty-six! And some are newer, made up just for kicks! A flamboyance of flamingos! Flamboyance! A tower of giraffes! A crash of rhinos, a bloat of hippos— Every crowd's got a name that makes you laugh! A flamboyance of flamingos! A tower of giraffes! A tower of giraffes, with their heads in the trees, A crash of rhinos—look out, if you please! A bloat of hippos soaks in the river all day, Then munching on grass when the sun goes away! Flamingos turn pink from the food that they eat, And stand on one leg to hold in the heat! And the babies? They've got names of their own: A baby swan's a cygnet, Cygnet! A hedgehog's baby is a hoglet, Hoglet! A kangaroo's baby is a joey, Joey! And a baby echidna... is a puggle! Puggle! A flamboyance of flamingos! Flamboyance! A tower of giraffes! A crash of rhinos, a bloat of hippos— Every crowd's got a name that makes you laugh! Every crowd's got a name that makes you laugh! A flamboyance of flamingos! Flamboyance! Flamboyance! The flamingos said I can't join. Apparently, you have to be pink. ...Pass the shrimp. Smarty Party Songs! Like, subscribe, PARTY!