Joshua Giraffe

Lyrics

Joshua Giraffe Was born in a zoo He lived there, too For two years and a half He hasn't had a bath My mommy doesn't lick me Even when I'm sticky From candy floss, candy apples, popcorn Soft drinks, jelly beans, and gumdrops There must be something better than living in this cage But I'm really not too sure because I'm rather short of age Joshua Giraffe Was feeling kind of sad Things were going bad How little of life he had Was wasting away With no room to play Trapped in a zoo With buffalo poo So he went next door to the elephant And asked him what to do "I'm wasting away With no room to play I'm trapped in a zoo With buffalo poo" The elephant was very old and gray And he had a huge balloon bottom And he said, "Never fear, Joshua! For a vision will appear!" That night, a dream came to Joshua and Joshua saw animals like crazy monkeys... And a whole pile of Hippypotostropasuses... And flitty moths... Frogs size twelve... And sleazy lizards... And a tribe of nasty saviars! But Joshua wasn't afraid Because he sang himself this song Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Nothing can go wrong-o I'm in the Congo Even in his dream, he knew He'd never get away Not even for a day, then... A peanut hit him on the nose Joshua Giraffe Was back in the zoo What could he do? Awakened from his dream He'd never be the same Because of things he'd seen He'd seen alligators, crocodiles, tree sloths Anacondas, cobras, and large-winged moths Orangutans, gorillas, and baboons eating grapes Gibbons and rude mandrills were just plain apes But Joshua was lucky He had some special friends And that day they went to the zoo But he was uptight So they waited till the night And they chopped his cage in two He discovered he could fly And he soared into the sky With them wrapped around his neck And they haven't come back yet So if you see them, get a net! Funicello, ho, ho Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho... That's right, they haven't come back yet! But when they do, they say They're going to free all the animals from their cages No matter how new or modern Even some pets, too So if you're on your way home today Maybe one day, you'll happen to find A baboon basking on the balcony Or a lion licking a lemon in the lobby Or a python perched in the pantry And a wildebeest in the W.C., With a turtle twirling in your tub So that's why, don't be afraid Just say you're a friend of their friend! Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua...