Shirley Temple - Animal Crackers In My Soup

 

 

Animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and rabbits loop the loop

Gosh oh gee but I have fun swallowing animals one by one.

In every bowl of soup I see lions and Tigers watching me

I make 'em jump right through a hoop those animal crackers in my soup.

 

When I get hold of the big bad wolf I just push him under to drown

Then I bite him in a million bits and I gobble him right down.

When their inside me where it's dark I walk around like Noahs Arc

I stuff my tummy like a goop with animal crackers in my soup.

 

Animal crackers in my soup do funny things to me

They make me think my neighbourhood is a big menagerie.

For instance there's our Janitor his name is Mr Klein

And when he Hollers at us kids he reminds me of a Lion.

 

The Grocer is so big and fat he has a big moustache

He looks just like a Walrus just before he takes a splash.

Animal crackers in my soup monkeys and rabbits loop the loop

Gosh oh gee but I have fun swallowing animals one by one.

 

In every bowl of soup I see lions and Tigers watching me

I make 'em jump right through a hoop those animal crackers in my soup.

When I get hold of the big bad wolf I just push him under to drown

Then I bite him in a million bits and I gobble him right down.

 

When their inside me where it's dark I walk around like Noahs Arc

I stuff my tummy like a goop with animal crackers in my soup.

 

"Animal Crackers in My Soup" is a song sung by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top (1935). The story behind is this: When animal crackers were introduced in 1902 by the National Biscuit Company they were an instant hit with children. The artwork on the boxes alone was enough to sell these magical cookies! When Shirley Temple sang about them, she tells us about putting them in soup. Her parents apparently had to defend the film publicly, as parents were writing in to complain that their children were dumping animal crackers into their soup and ruining perfectly good meals! Her parents were quick to say that Shirley did not, in real life, put animal crackers in her soup as they were too sweet. Rather, she saved them for the end of her meal.