Monkey And The Elephant Lyrics - Bobby Bare

Okay kids, I'm gonna sing you a song now 

'Bout a monkey and an elephant 

It's all happened a long time ago 

Whenever I say "a long time ago" 

You all jump in there with me 

Okay? Are you ready? 

Well, once the world was full of monkeys a long time ago 

And the elephants with the big long trunkies a long time ago 

And the elephants swam in the Zazafram Sea 

And the monkey swung from the zilibum tree 

And life was silly as it could be a long time ago 

One day the elephant was feelin' spunky a long time ago 

She went to have a talk with the monkey a long time ago 

And the elephant said, "Oh Lordy, me 

I think I'm in love with the bumblebee 

Do you think she's a little too little for me a long time ago" 

Now the monkey said "You're thinkin' like a donkey a long time ago 

Ah, she's so small and you're sorta chunky a long time ago 

So sit right down upon my knee, I'll tell you why your love can never be 

It's a physical impossibility any old time at all" 

Now the elephant's tears went plunkity plunky a long time ago 

Then he went home to pack his trunky a long time ago 

He said "I see that bee was not for me 

So he went and married a little gray flee" 

And they were happy as they could be 

And they had children one two three 

But if you wanna know how please don't ask me 

It was a long, long time ago