It was in history, four thousand BC Back up in the jungle in a coconut on a branch up under the sun Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo
Old Leo the lion came down from the To get a drink of water from the fountain Jo Jo the monkey started tellin' him About the elephant who was gonna him alive
Leo tried to reach and Jo Jo's tail Got mad and went through the jungle trail He ran an elephant beneath a tree And said, "Put up your dukes, you gotta tussle me"
An ol' eagle from made a non stop flight Tryin' to make it in time, to see them fight A phoned and reversed the charge Comin' all the way from on a local barge
Ol' gorilla 'em talking in the lion's den But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the wins Jo Jo yelled at Leo,"Go on, knock him He outweigh you but a thousand pounds"
Leo left with a left upper cut The elephant took his snoot and a coconut Leo fired a beautiful back cross That's when the coconut landed up his jaw
Leo grew tired, but he wouldn't in The elephant all loose, beat his in The buzzard said, fought 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 hoot owl everything he saw Had his eyes wide open, they called it a
Leo limpin' with his jawbone bruised Jo Jo in the started singin' the blues Laughin', meddlin', up and down 'Til his foot missed a limb and he fell to the
Just a bolt of thunder and a streak of heat Leo Jo Jo with all four feet Jo Jo was screamin' with tears in his Said," Mr. Leo, I apologize"
Said, "If you let my feet upon solid I'll fight you range, fifteen rounds" Leo got to the square of the fight Jo Jo a leap and jumped, out of sight