Bill the Buffalo

Hello, boys and girls. I'm Bill the Buffalo. I'm so
Happy that I'm safe here now. Oh, I wish those bad men
Wouldn't shoot me. But now that I'm here at the zoo
I'm safe and sound, and I can tell you my little story

I am Bill the Buffalo, ho, ho
Once I roamed the western plains
But that was long ago, you know
Before we heard of trains
Before we heard of trains

The cowboy and the Indian
Were always hunting me
My skin they used for ropes and shoes
And my meat was a treat for the family

That's how they used to shout
And we heard the battle cry
We knew we'd better watch out
Look out! Look out! Don't kill a mama buffalo!

There are not so many few of us
Just a very, very few
No more we'll roam, we have a home
We're safe here in the zoo
We're safe here in the zoo
We're safe here in the zoo

And you can also find me on the back of a nickel