Lyrics
It was deep in the Jungles of Africa
Where the bugs is thick as fleas
And the heat will drive sane men crazy
And the water's full o' disease
I went out walkin' with a beautiful girl
Where the spotted honey steppers fly
We lay down under the bamboo trees
I sang that Jungle lullaby
Singin', swingin'
On a lazy afternoon in paradise
Croonin', swoonin'
That old time song, where the days are long
It's a Jungle Lullaby
Well, we made it down to a riverbank
Spied a steamboat comin' along
Then we hitched a ride, lawd, lookin' over the side
Everything was goin' on wrong
There was bird-eatin' spiders, big as my fist
Snakes that hung down like vines
And eyes that watched as we drifted along
I sang that Jungle Lullaby
Singin', swingin'
On a lazy afternoon in paradise
Croonin', swoonin'
That old time song, where the days are long
It's a Jungle Lullaby
Bom-bow-domp
Bomp-ow-domp-ay-ohh
Lay-dat-omp
Folks you know, when we got back into town that night
There was excitement in the air
I heard there was a party over at the Officers Club, so I took that girl on over
Man, we walked in the joint, orchestra playin' so sweet, I thought I'd die
I got up on that old bandstand
Sang that Jungle Lullaby
Singin', swingin'
On a lazy afternoon in paradise
Croonin', swoonin'
That old time song, where the days are long
It's a Jungle Lullaby
