Gus the messed up polar bear is feeling down
While all the people stop and stare
he just keeps pacing around
He could always roam wherever he wanted when he was free
But now the zoo wants to keep him
where the human beings can see…
Yea the zoo wants to keep him
where the human beings can see
Gus the messed up polar bear lives in a cage
When people get too close he really feels the rage
He waits until they’re close to him and then he ...
goes for them
So now the zoo has concluded
that there’s something wrong with him,
Yea the zoo has concluded
that there’s something wrong with HIM!
Chorus:
And now I hear they’ve hired some experts
in the mental health of bears
Who are certified and who specialize in
how to sooth a bear’s cares
And three times a week in therapy, they meet with Gus
Can you imagine what it is that they discuss?
Gus the messed up polar bear lives in a zoo
While all the other bears might have trainers,
Gus has therapists too
I imagine that the day these troubles started for Gus
Was the day that he met human beings like us...
Must have been the day that he met
human beings like us...
Chorus:
Gus the messed up polar bear is feelin down
While all the people stop and stare
he just keeps pacing around
He could always roam wherever he wanted when he was free
But now the zoo wants to keep him
where the human beings can see
Yea, the zoo wants to keep him
where the human beings can see
Did you hear the zoo’s got a messed up POLAR BEAR
that we can go and see?
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