Lyrics
[Verse 1] Silver hair
March wind biting through my thin jacket
Starbucks line moving like molasses
He forgot the steam
Now we're running
Chasing the exhaust of the express
Ken is cursing at his watch
Missing the ride
[Chorus] Stuytown to the cages
Concrete to the green
Buying up the season passes
The biggest racket that I've ever seen
Yeah the zoo is just a hustle
But the tigers look so mean
The tigers look so mean
[Post-Chorus] Hey hey
The Bronx is calling
Hey hey
The tigers calling
[Verse 2] Dusty glass
Scotty glued to the thick window
Katie's eyes wide and staring
Rabbit's gone
Down the throat
Reticular coils in the mulch
Nature is a cold-blooded thing
Blood on the wood
Silverback's house is locked tight today
No gorillas
No noise
No jumping
[Chorus] Stuytown to the cages
Concrete to the green
Buying up the season passes
The biggest racket that I've ever seen
Yeah the zoo is just a hustle
But the tigers look so mean
The tigers look so mean
[Bridge] Under the moon lamp
We found the bushbabies
Slow sloth hanging
Creeping through the dark
Living for the night
While we shiver in the day
The gift shop costs a fortune
Plastic lions for the kids
My wallet is screaming
[Verse 3] Iron bugs
Plastic wings on a metal pole
Round and round
We spin
Scotty wants a plushy
Ken says no
Ken says no
Ken says no
Walking to the curb
Waiting for the bus
Heading back south
To the brick towers
Feet are heavy
Day is done
[Chorus] Stuytown to the cages
Concrete to the green
Buying up the season passes
The biggest racket that I've ever seen
Yeah the zoo is just a hustle
But the tigers look so mean
The tigers look so mean
[Outro] Across the bridge
Heading home
Goodbye tigers
Goodbye snakes
Back to the city
Back to the block
It's a jungle anyway
Yeah
A real jungle
Every day
Every day