T 'was in ancient history
four thousand B .C.
Back in the jungle in a golden age
Hangin' on a branch up under the sun
was a meddlesome monkey
named Jojo Gunn
Old Leo the lion came down
from the mountain
to get a drink of water from
the jungle fountain
Jojo the monkey started tellin' the child
about an elephant
who was gonna skin the lion
Leo tried to reach and grab JoJo's tail
Got mad and went roaring
through the jungle trail
He ran upon an elephant
beneath the tree
And said, put up your dukes,
you gotta tussle with me
An old lego from Asia
made an unstoppable flight
Tryin' to make it in time
just to see that sight
A crocodile phoned and
reversed the charge
Coming all the way from Egypt
on a low -budget flight
O 'Gorilla heard him talking
in the lion's den
But Jojo bet him three bucks
the elephant weighed
Jojo yelled to Leo, go on, knock him down
He don't outweigh you but
a thousand pounds
Leo led wailing with a left uppercut
The elephant took a snoot
and grabbed a coconut
Leo fired a beautiful short right cross
That's when the coconut
landed up against his jaw
Leo grew tired but he
wouldn't give in
Elephant almost beat his jawbone in
Buzzard said they fought furious all day
He couldn't understand
how Leo got away
Jojo running everywhere spreading news
To the zebras and the leopards
and the kangaroos
A hoot -owl reported everything he saw
He had his eyes wide open and called
it a day
Leo leaping back with his jawbone bruised
Jojo in the tree started
singing the blues
Laughing, meddling, jumping up and down
Till his foot missed a limb
and he fell to the ground
Just like a bolt of thunder
and a streak of heat
Leo covered Jojo with all four feet
Jojo was screamin' with
tears in his eyes
Said, please, Mr. Leo, I apologize
Said, if you're lettin' my
feet up on solid ground
I'll fight your close -range fifteen rounds
Leo got back and squared off the fight
Jojo took a lootin' John
out of sight you