Biography:
Bobby Goldsboro (born 18 January 1941) is an American country music singer and composer. He was born in Marianna, Florida. When he was a teenager his family moved to Dothan, Alabama.
He left Auburn University after his second year to pursue a musical career. After three years playing guitar for Roy Orbison, he set out on a solo career in 1964. He soon had a Top Ten hit with his own composition "See the Funny Little Clown."
Other Top 40 hits from the 1960s include:
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Other songs:
- And I Love You So
- Autumn Of My Life
- Blue Autumn
- Butterfly For Bucky
- Go Away Little Girl
- Honey
- If Youve Got A Heart
- Im A Drifter
- Its Too Late
- Jean
- Little Things
- Me And Millie
- Me And The Elephants
- Me Japanese Boy I Love You
- Molly
- See The Funny Little Clown
- Summer The First Time
- The Straight Life
- These Are The Best Times
- Voodoo Woman
- Watching Scotty Grow
- With Pen In Hand
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ME AND THE ELEPHANTS - Bobby Goldsboro
Intro:
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I re - member one day we had nothin to do
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So we went down to the city zoo
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Just to kill an hour or two
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Out in the good sun - shine
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But we had so much fun we were glad that we came
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We feed all the animals and gave each a name
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We didn’ even mind when it started to rain
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We had a real good time
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But now that it’s over and you’re far away
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I miss you more with each passing day
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All my friends sympa - thize and say
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You’ll forget in time, yes you will,
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Give yourself a little time.
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But it’s already been well over a year
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And just in case you’re interested you might like to hear
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How everybody’s doin down at the city zoo,
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Without you
Chorus:
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Well the monkeys forgot you,
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The Hippo forgot you
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And so did the Kanga - roo
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But me and the Elephants we still remem - ber
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You
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Me and the Elephants we’ll never forget you
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So I wrote to Ann Landers and Dear Abbey too
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And asked their advice as to what I should do
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They said everything that re - minds me of you
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Would all have to go
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So I burned all your pictures ex - cept two or three
G7 C C/B
The one by my bed and one on my TV
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And the one that I always carry with me, very where I go
F G7
And to - day was so nice and since I was in town
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I thought I’d take the opportuni - ty to go down
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And see how everyone is down at the city zoo
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And what’s new
Chorus:
F
Well the monkeys forgot you
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The Hippo forgot you
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And so did the Kanga - roo
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But me and the Elephants we still remem - ber
Am C/G - D7/F# - Fm6 -
You
C G C
Me and the Elephants we’ll never forget you
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Intro:
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B|---------/--1--3---/-----3---/1-0-1/
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D|-2--*--2-/0------0-/-0-----0-/2-0-2/
A|3--------/---------/----2----/3---3/
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C Dm7
I re - member one day we had nothin to do
G7 C C/B -
So we went down to the city zoo
Am7 Dm7
Just to kill an hour or two
G7 C
Out in the good sun - shine
C Dm7
But we had so much fun we were glad that we came
G7 C C/B
We feed all the animals and gave each a name
Am7 Dm7
We didn’ even mind when it started to rain
G7 C (C)
We had a real good time
C Dm7
But now that it’s over and you’re far away
G7 C C/B -
I miss you more with each passing day
Am7 Dm7
All my friends sympa - thize and say
G7 C Em
You’ll forget in time, yes you will,
Dm7 G7 C
Give yourself a little time.
F G7
But it’s already been well over a year
C F Em
And just in case you’re interested you might like to hear
Dm7 G C
How everybody’s doin down at the city zoo,
C7
Without you
Chorus:
F
Well the monkeys forgot you,
G7
The Hippo forgot you
C E7 Am Fm6 /
And so did the Kanga - roo
C G g#
But me and the Elephants we still remem - ber
Am C/G - D7/F# - Fm6 -
You
C G C
Me and the Elephants we’ll never forget you
C Dm7 G7 C G C
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B|---------/--1--3---/-----3---/1-0-1/
G|--0-----0/-2--*---2/--0-----0/0-0-0/
D|-2--*--2-/0------0-/-0-----0-/2-0-2/
A|3--------/---------/----2----/3---3/
E|---------/---------/3--------/--3--/
C Dm7
So I wrote to Ann Landers and Dear Abbey too
G7 C C/B
And asked their advice as to what I should do
Am7 Dm7
They said everything that re - minds me of you
G7 C
Would all have to go
C Dm7
So I burned all your pictures ex - cept two or three
G7 C C/B
The one by my bed and one on my TV
Am7 Dm7 G7 C
And the one that I always carry with me, very where I go
F G7
And to - day was so nice and since I was in town
C F Em
I thought I’d take the opportuni - ty to go down
Dm7 G C
And see how everyone is down at the city zoo
C7
And what’s new
Chorus:
F
Well the monkeys forgot you
G7
The Hippo forgot you
C E7 Am Fm6 /
And so did the Kanga - roo
C G g#
But me and the Elephants we still remem - ber
Am C/G - D7/F# - Fm6 -
You
C G C
Me and the Elephants we’ll never forget you
C Dm7 G7 C G C
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B|---------/--1--3---/-----3---/1-0-1//
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D|-2--*--2-/0------0-/-0-----0-/2-0-2//
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