Joshua Giraffe

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 'cause I'm rather short of age"

Joshua Giraffe

Was feeling kind of sad, things were going bad

How little of life he'd had

Wasting away, with no room to play

Trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo

So he went next door to the elephant

And he 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 grey

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 hippiepotosteropouses

And flitty moths

And frogs size twelve

And sleazy lizards

And a tribe of nasty saviars

But Joshua wasn't afraid, 'cause 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

But 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-wing moths

Orangutans, gorillas, baboons eating grapes

Gibbons, rude mandrills, and just plain apes

But Joshua was lucky

He had some special friends

And that day, they went to the zoo

But he was up tight, 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

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho-ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

Ho, ho, ho, ho, 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

And even some pets, too

So if on your way home today, you happen to find

A baboon basking in the balcony

Or a lion licking a lemon in the lobby

Or a python perched in the pantry

A wildebeest in the W.C.

With a turtle twirling in your tub

Don't be afraid, just say that you're a friend of their friend

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)

Joshua Giraffe, Joshua, Joshua (Woo hoo)