It was in ancient history, four BC up in the jungle in a coconut tree Hangin' on a up under the sun Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo
Old Leo the lion down from the mountain To get a drink of water the jungle fountain Jo Jo the monkey tellin' him jive About the elephant who was skin him alive
Leo to reach and grab Jo Jo's tail Got mad and went through the jungle trail He ran upon an elephant beneath a And said, "Put up your dukes, you gotta with me"
An ol' eagle Asia made a non stop flight Tryin' to make it in time, just to see fight A crocodile phoned and reversed the Comin' all the way from India on a local
Ol' gorilla 'em talking in the lion's den But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the elephant Jo Jo yelled at Leo,"Go on, knock him He don't outweigh you but a pounds"
Leo left wailin' with a upper cut The elephant his snoot and grabbed a coconut Leo fired a beautiful short back when the coconut landed up against his jaw
Leo grew tired, but he give in The elephant all loose, his jawbone in The buzzard said, they furious all day He couldn't understand how Leo got
Jo Jo everywhere, spreadin' the news To the zebras and the leopards and the A owl reported everything he saw Had his eyes wide open, called it a draw
Leo back with his jawbone bruised Jo Jo in the started singin' the blues Laughin', meddlin', jumpin' up and his foot missed a limb and he fell to the ground
Just like a bolt of thunder and a of heat Leo covered Jo Jo with all four Jo Jo was screamin' with tears in his Said," Mr. Leo, I apologize"
Said, "If you let my feet upon solid I'll you close range, fifteen rounds" Leo got back to the of the fight Jo Jo a leap and jumped, out of sight