Moving Day In Jungle Town 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Nov 2007
2007

Down in jungle land
the jungle band is in a dream;
all excitement there
for consternation reigns supreme.
They've heard of a man
who's dealing death with either hand;
He has come, they say,
to kill the mighty beasts of prey.
At a meeting held the other night,
all the animals agreed on flight,
they decided to keep out of sight
of this strenuous American.

It's moving day
'way down in jungle town,
all the natives wear a worried frown,
all the monkeys and the chimpanzees
moving 'way from their banyan trees.
Hear the rattle of the pots and pans,
getting ready for the caravans;
Run, you lions and tigers,
run, run, run.
Here comes Teddy
with his gun, gun, gun.

Moving day
'way down in jungle town,
all the natives wear a worried frown,
all the monkeys and the chimpanzees
moving 'way from their banyan trees.
Hear the rattle of the pots and pans,
getting ready for the caravans;
Run, you lions and tigers,
run, run, run.
Here comes Teddy
with his gun, gun, gun.

All the beasts and birds,
too scared for words,
kept very still;
each one was afraid
of this great man,
who'd come to kill.
The snake began to shake,
and when they heard the sound of shots,
the panther lost his pants.
and the leopard changed his spots.
The elephant was much upset, you see
his trunk was locked and he had lost the key;
A monkey found it underneath a tree,
and then they started on their way.

It's moving day
'way down in jungle town,
all the natives wear a worried frown,
all the monkeys and the chimpanzees
moving 'way from their banyan trees.
Hear the rattle of the pots and pans,
getting ready for the caravans;
Run, you lions and tigers,
run, run, run.
Here comes Teddy
with his gun, gun, gun.

Moving day
'way down in jungle town,
all the natives wear a worried frown,
all the monkeys and the chimpanzees
moving 'way from their banyan trees.
Hear the rattle of the pots and pans,
getting ready for the caravans;
Run, you lions and tigers,
run, run, run.
Here comes Teddy
with his gun, gun, gun.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Moving Day In Jungle Town 1909
Music by Nat D.Ayer
Lyrics by A.Seymour Brown
© MCMIX by Jerome H.Remick & Co. N.Y. & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 3 November 2007 at 11.38
in association with Doug Grierson
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