Songs About Animals & Pets

All for the love of animals, pets and critters of all types…

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, showtunes, 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

1. A Horse In The Country – Cowboy Junkies
2. A Horse With No Name – America
3. A Wolf At The Door – Radiohead
4. Albatross – Fleetwood Mac
5. The Albatross – Lobo
6. Alley Cat – Bent Fabric
7. Ants Marching – Dave Matthews Band
8. Apeman – The Kinks
9. Appaloosa – Gino Vanelli
10. Atomic Dog – George Clinton
11. Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini Orchestra
12. Barracuda – Heart
13. Bat Country – Avenged Sevenfold
14. Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
15. Batdance – Prince
16. Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee – Ada Jones & Billy Murray
17. Be My Little Teddy Bear – Ada Jones & Billy Murray
18. The Bear Went Over The Mountain – (children’s classic)
19. Beast of Burden – Rolling Stones
20. Beer For My Horses – Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
21. Ben – Michael Jackson
22. Biff The Friendly Purple Bear – Dick Feller
23. Biggest Parakeets In Town – Jud Strunk
24. The Bird – The Time
25. The Bird – Jerry Reed
26. Bird Dog – Everly Brothers
27. Birdhouse In Your Soul – They Might Be Giants
28. Bird On My Head – David Seville
29. The Birds & The Bees – Jewel Akens
30. Birds of A Feather – Paul Revere & The Raiders
31. Black Cat – Janet Jackson
32. Black Cow – Steely Dan
33. Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
34. Black Horse & The Cherry Tree – KT Turnstall
35. Black Sheep – John Anderson
36. Blackbird – The Beatles
37. Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) – Burl Ives
38. Bluebird – Buffalo Springfield
39. Bluebird of Happiness – Art Mooney & His Orchestra
40. Bluebird of Happiness – Jan Peerce
41. Bluebirds Over The Mountain – Beach Boys
42. Boll Weevil Song – Brook Benton
43. Boris The Spider – The Who
44. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys
45. Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley
46. Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry
47. Bumble Bee – The Searchers
48. Butterfly – Andy Williams
49. Butterfly – Mariah Carey
50. Butterfly – Weezer
51. Butterfly – Crazy Town
52. Butterfly Baby – Bobby Rydell
53. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
54. Bye Bye Blackbird – Gene Austin
55. Bye Bye Blackbird – Rosemary Clooney
56. Call Me A Dog – Temple of The Dog
57. Cat Came Back – Sonny James
58. The Cat Came Back – (old comic folk song from 1890’s)
59. Cat In The Window – The Turtles
60. Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) – Petula Clark
61. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie
62. Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
63. Cat’s In The Cradle – Harry Chapin
64. Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold
65. Chicken Farm – Dead Kennedys
66. Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
67. The Chipmunk Song – David Seville & The Chipmunks
68. Cold Turkey – John Lennon
69. Cool For Cats – Squeeze
70. Cows With Guns – Dana Lyons
71. Coyote – Joni Mitchell
72. Crazy Horses – The Osmond Brothers
73. Crocodile Rock – Elton John
74. Da Turdy Point Buck (The 30 Point Buck) – Da Yoopers
75. Dead Puppies – The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band
76. Dead Skunk – Loudon Wainwright III
77. Diamond Dogs – David Bowie
78. Dig A Pony – The Beatles
79. Dis-Gorilla – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
80. Dirty Ol’ Egg-Suckin’ Dog – Johnny Cash
81. Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
82. Dixie Chicken – Little Feat
83. Dixie Chicken – Garth Brooks
84. Do The Funky Chicken – Rufus Thomas
85. Dog & Butterfly – Heart
86. Dog Eat Dog – Adam & The Ants
87. Dog Eat Dog – Ted Nugent
88. Dog-Gone It Baby, I’m In Love – Carl Smith
89. Dog House Boogie – Hawkshaw Hawkins
90. The Doggie In The Window – Patti Page
91. Dogs – Pink Floyd
92. The Dolphin’s Cry – Live
93. Dominic The Italian Christmas Donkey – Lou Monte
94. The Eagle & The Hawk – John Denver
95. Eagle When She Flies – Dolly Parton
96. Everybody Wants To Be A Cat – Scatman Crothers (from The Aristocats)
97. Eye of The Tiger – Survivor
98. Feed Jake – Pirates of the Mississippi
99. The Fish – Bobby Rydell
100. The Fish – Yes
101. The Fish Cheer – Country Joe & The Fish
102. Fish Heads – Barnes & Barnes
103. Flight of The Bumblebee – (classical masterpiece)
104. The Fly – Chubby Checker
105. The Fly – U2
106. Fly Like An Eagle – Steve Miller Band
107. Fly Robin Fly – Silver Convention
108. Fox On The Run – The Sweet
109. Fox On The Run – Tom T. Hall
110. Free As A Bird – The Beatles
111. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
112. Freedom For The Stallion – Three Dog Night
113. Freedom For The Stallion – Hues Corporation
114. Funky Worm – Ohio Players
115. The Goat – Adam Sandler
116. Glow Worm – Mills Brothers
117. Gonna Buy Me A Dog – The Monkees
118. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy
119. Great White Horse – Buck Owens & Susan Raye
120. Hair of The Dog – Nazareth
121. Hamster Dance Song – Hampton The Hamster
122. Harry The Hairy Ape – Ray Stevens
123. Heavy Horses – Jehtro Tull
124. Hey Bulldog – The Beatles
125. Hey Little Cobra – The Rip Chords
126. Hold That Tiger – Claude King
127. Honky Cat – Elton John
128. The Horse – Cliff Nobles & Company
129. Horses – Patti Smith
130. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como
131. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
132. Hound Dog Man – Fabian
133. House At Pooh Corner – Loggins & Messina (from Winnie The Pooh)
134. Hummingbird – Seals & Crofts
135. Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
136. I Am The Walrus – The Beatles
137. I Go Ape – Neil Sedaka
138. I Love My Dog – Cat Stevens
139. I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy Pop & The Stooges
140. I Want A Dog – Pet Shop Boys
141. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas –
142. I Want A New Duck – “Weird Al” Yankovic
143. Inch Worm – Danny Kaye (from Hans Christian Anderson)
144. Iron Horse – Motorhead
145. I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail – Buck Owens
146. Illusive Butterfly – Bob Lind
147. Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond
148. Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog) – Three Dog Night
149. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
150. Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow – Merry Clayton
151. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway – Genesis
152. Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John
153. Leroy The Redneck Reindeer – Joe Diffie
154. Let That Pony Run – Pam Tillis
155. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
156. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John
157. Little Red Fox – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
158. Little Red Rooster – Rolling Stones
159. The Lonely Bull – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
160. Love Is Like A Butterfly – Dolly Parton
161. The Lovecats – The Cure
162. Mary Had A Little Lamb – Paul McCartney & Wings
163. May The Bird of Paradise – Little Jimmy Dickens
164. Me & You & A Dog Named Boo – Lobo
165. Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Muldaur
166. Mississippi Squirrel Revival – Ray Stevens
167. Mockin’ Bird Hill – Patti Page
168. The Mocking Bird – The Four Lads
169. Mockingbird – Carly Simon & James Taylor
170. Mockingbird – Eminem
171. Mongoose – Elephant’s Memory
172. Monkey – George Michael
173. Monkey Gone To Heaven – The Pixies
174. Monkey Time – Major Lance
175. Moose Turd Pie – Utah Philips
176. The Mosquito – The Doors
177. Mr. Ed Theme (A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course) – TV Theme
178. Mr. Jaws – Dickie Goodman
179. Mule Skinner Blues – The Fendermen
180. Mule Skinner Blues – Dolly Parton
181. Mule Train – Frankie Laine
182. Mule Train – Tennessee Ernie Ford
183. Muskrat Love – America
184. Muskrat Love – Captain & Tennille
185. Muskrat Ramble – Louis Armstrong
186. Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
187. My Dead Dog Rover – Stu, Dave & Hank
188. My Dog & Me – John Hiatt
189. Nashville Cats – Lovin’ Spoonful
190. Octopus’s Garden – The Beatles
191. Ol’ Red – Blake Shelton
192. Old Blue – The Byrds
193. Old Coyote Town – Don Williams
194. Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall
195. Old Gray Mare – (traditional folk song)
196. Old King – Neil Young
197. Old Rivers – Walter Brennan
198. Old Salty Dog Blues – Flatt & Scruggs
199. Old Shep – Red Foley
200. Old Shep – Elvis Presley
201. On The Wings of A Nightingale – The Everly Brothers
202. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show – The Honey Cone
203. One Trick Pony – Paul Simon
204. Paloma Blanca – George Baker Selection
205. Paper Tiger – Sue Thompson
206. Piggies – The Beatles
207. Pigs On The Wing – Pink Floyd
208. Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
209. Pony Boy – Allman Brothers Band
210. Pony Time – Chubby Checker
211. Possum Kingdom – Toadies
212. The Preacher & The Bear – Jerry Reed
213. Psycho Chicken – The Fools
214. Puff (The Magic Dragon) – Peter, Paul & Mary
215. Puppy Love – Paul Anka
216. Puppy Love – Donny Osmond
217. Pussy Cat- The Ames Brothers
218. Ride The Tiger – Jefferson Starship
219. Rock Lobster – The B-52’s
220. Rockin’ Robin – Bobby Day
221. Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson
222. Rocking Goose – Johnny & The Hurricanes
223. Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
224. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
225. Running Bear – Johnny Preston
226. Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) – Big & Rich
227. Seagull – Bad Company
228. Second Week of Deer Camp – Da Yoopers
229. See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley & The Comets
230. Shannon – Henry Gross
231. She Wolf – Shakira
232. Sheep – Pink Floyd
233. Shock The Monkey – Peter Gabriel
234. Shrimp Boats – Jo Stafford
235. The Siamese Cat Song – Peggy Lee (from Lady & The Tramp)
236. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight – REM
237. Silver Bird – Mark Lindsay
238. Silver Stallion – The Highwaymen
239. Skybird – Neil Diamond
240. The Snake – Al Wilson
241. Sneaky Snake – Tom T. Hall
242. Snowbird – Anne Murray
243. Southbound Pachyderm – Primus
244. Spiders & Snakes – Jim Stafford
245. Squirrels – The Beastly Boys
246. Stewball – Peter, Paul & Mary
247. Stray Cat Strut – Stray Cats
248. Surfin’ Bird – The Trashmen
249. Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
250. Teddy Bear – Red Sovine
251. Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
252. Tennessee Bird Walk – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
253. Tennessee Stud – Eddy Arnold
254. Three Little Pigs – Green Jelly
255. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport – Rolf Harris
256. Tiger – Fabian
257. The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati – Possum
258. The Tiger Rag – Duke Ellington
259. The Tiger Rag – Louis Armstrong
260. The Tiger Rag – Mills Brothers
261. The Tiger Rag – Les Paul & Mary Ford
262. Three Cool Cats – The Coasters
263. Three Little Fishes – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
264. Tom Cat – The Rooftop Singers
265. Too Many Fish In The Sea – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
266. Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
267. True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes – Red Hot Chili Peppers
268. Tube Snake Boogie – ZZ Top
269. Two Sparrows In A Hurricane – Tanya Tucker
270. Two White Horses – John Lee Hooker
271. The Unicorn (Green Alligators & Long-Neck Geese) – The Irish Rovers
272. Union of The Snake – Duran Duran
273. Walk The Dinosaur – Was (Was Not)
274. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog – Norma Tanega
275. Walking The Dog – Rufus Thomas
276. War Pigs – Black Sabbath
277. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
278. What’s New Pussycat? – Tom Jones
279. When Doves Cry – Prince
280. When The Red Red Robin Come Bob-Bob-Bobbin’ Along – Al Jolson
281. When The Red Red Robin Come Bob-Bob-Bobbin’ Along – Doris Day
282. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – The Ink Spots
283. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – Glen Miller Orchestra
284. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – Pat Boone
285. Where Eagles Fly – Sammy Hagar
286. Where The Stars & Stripes & The Eagle Fly – Aaron Tippin
287. White Horse – Taylor Swift
288. White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
289. Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
290. Wild Horses – Gino Vanelli
291. Wild Horses – Garth Brooks
292. Wildfire – Michael Murphy
293. White Bird – It’s A Beautiful Day
294. Wings Of A Dove – Ferlin Husky
295. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men
296. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses – U2
297. Wild Pack of Family Dogs – Modest Mouse
298. Wolf Creek Pass – CW McCall
299. The Woodpecker Song – Glen Miller Orchestra
300. The Woodpecker Song – The Andrew Sisters
301. Woody Woodpecker Song – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
302. Woody Woodpecker Song – Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters
303. Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny? – Spike Jones & His City Slickers
304. Year of The Cat – Al Stewart
305. Yellow Bird – Kingston Trio
306. Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman Group
307. You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd – Roger Miller
308. (You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat – Bill Haley & His Comets
309. Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne – Jim Stafford
310. 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

There have got to be many more songs  mentioning an animal of some type within the title – Can you think of any others that were overlooked? Let me know in the comments section below…