Key: G major•
Verse 1
four thousand B.C.
Back up in the jungle in a coconut tree
Hanging on a branch up under the sun
Was a meddlesome monkey
named Jo Jo Gunne
Verse 2
from the mountain
To get a drink of water
from the jungle fountain
Jo Jo the monkey started
tellin' him jive
About the elephant who was
Verse 3
gonna skin him alive
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Leo tried to reach and grab Jo Jo's tail
Got mad and went roarin'
through the jungle trail
He ran upon an elephant beneath a tree
And said, put up your dukes
Verse 4
you gotta tussle with me
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An ol' eagle from Asia made
a non stop flight
Tryin' to make it in time,
just to see them fight
A crocodile phoned and
reversed the charge
Coming all the way from
Verse 5
India on a local barge
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Ol' gorilla heard 'em
talking in the lion's den
But Jo Jo bet him ten bucks
the elephant wins
Jo Jo yelled at Leo, Go on, knock him down
He don't outweigh you but
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Leo
Verse 6
left wailin' with a left upper cut
The elephant took his snoot
and grabbed a coconut
Leo fired a beautiful short back cross
That's when the coconut
Verse 7
landed up against his jaw
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Leo grew tired, but he wouldn't give in
The elephant all loose, beat his jawbone in
The buzzard said,
they fought furious all day
Verse 8
He couldn't understand how Leo got away
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Jo Jo runnin' everywhere,
spreadin' the news
To the zebras and the
leopards and the kangaroos
A hoot owl reported everything he saw
Had his eyes wide open,
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they called it a draw
Verse 9
Leo limping back with his jawbone bruised
Jo Jo in the trees started
singin' the blues
Laughin', meddling, jumpin' up and down
Till his foot missed a limb and
Verse 10
he fell to the ground
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Just like a bolt of thunder
and a streak of heat
Leo covered Jo Jo with all four feet
Jo Jo was screamin' with
tears in his eyes
Verse 11
Said, please mister Leo, I apologize
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Said, if you let my feet
upon solid ground
I'll fight you close range, fifteen rounds
Leo got back to the square of the fight
Outro 1
Jo Jo took a leap and jumped out of sight
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G Cm Eb
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