Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws from [ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ] Jumping up and down the floor , My head is an animal . And once there was an animal ; It had a son that mowed the lawn . The son was an okay guy . They had a pet dragonfly . The dragonfly it ran away , But it came back with a story to say . [ Hey ] Her dirty paws and furry coat , She ran down the forest slopes . The forest of talking trees ; They used to sing about the birds and the bees . The bees had declared a war ; The sky wasn ' t big enough for them all . The birds , they got help from below , From dirty paws and the creatures of snow . [ La , la , la , La , la , la , la . La , la , la , La , la , la , la . ] [ Hey ] And for a while things were cold ; They were scared down in their homes . The forest that once was greenWas colored black by those killing machines . But she and her furry friendsTook down the queen bee and her menAnd that ' s how the story goes , The story of the beast with those four dirty paws . [ La , la , la , La , la , la , la . La , la , la , La , la , la , la . ] x 2 [ Hey ] x 3