G G7
An effervescing elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk
C C7
once whispered to the tiny ear the ear of one in fear you hear
G
that by next June he'd die Oh yeah
D
And the tiger would roam the little one said
D7
Oh my goodness -- I must stay at home
G G7
And every time I hear a growl I'll know the tiger's on the prowl
C C7
And I'll be really safe you know the elephant he told me so
G
Everyone was nervous Oh yeah
D D7
And the message was spread to zebra mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus
G G7
who wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food
C
and tended to ignore the word
C7 G
referring to a survey I heard of stupid water bison
D
Oh yeah And all the jungle took fright
D7
and ran around for all the day and the night
G
But all in vain because you see the tiger came and said
G7 C
Who me You know I wouldn't hurt not one of you -
C G
I much prefer something to chew and you're all too scant
C D G
Oh yeah He ate the elephant