A popular song from 1910.
Words by Alfred Bryan.
Music by Kendis and Paley.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There was a hot time down in Jungle land
That night the whole menagerie
They got together, organized a band
You never heard such melody
The baboon, he made a monkey of himself
He beat the Hippo for a drum
At this the lions all began to roar
And the Hyena cried with fun
Chorus
Listen to that Jungle band
Jungle band, ain’t it grand?
Listen to the rangoutang
Hear those jingles jingle, jungle, jungle, jingle
Listen to the Chimpanzee
On the key, off the key
Monkey toosie, wootsies
Dancing Hootchie, Kootchies
- One lovesick monkey sang a mournful wail
He rolled his eyes up to the moon
Just then the Elephant stepped on his tail
This made the Monkey change his tune
Mister Giraffe joined in and topped them all
This filled their hearts with jealousy
Then Mister Monkey climbed a tree so tall
Until his voice it reached high C