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Monkey And The Elephant

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Monkey And The Elephant

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(Okay kids, I'm gonna sing you a song now bout a monkey and an elephant.

It's all happened a long time ago. Whenever I say "a long time ago" you all jump in there with me. Okay? Are you ready?)

Well once the world was full of monkeys a long time ago

And the elephants with the big long trunkies a long time ago

And the elephants swam in the Zazafram Sea

And the monkey swung from the zilibum tree

And life was silly as it could be a long time ago

One day the elephant was feelin' spunky a long time ago

She went to have a talk with the monkey a long time ago

And the elephant said oh Lordy me I think I'm in love with the bumblebee

Do you think she's a little too little for me a long time ago

Now the monkey said you're thinkin' like a donkey a long time ago

Ah she's so small and you're sorta chunky a long time ago

So sit right down upon my knee I'll tell you why your love can never be

It's a physical imposibility any old time at all

Now the elephant's tears went plunkity plunky a long time ago

Then he went home to pack his trunky a long time ago

He said I see that bee was not for me so he went and married a little gray flee

And they were happy as they could be and they had children one two three

But if you wanna know how please don't ask me it was a long long time ago

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