It was in ancient history, four BC Back up in the jungle in a tree Hangin' on a up under the sun Was a meddlesome monkey Jo Jo Gunne
Old Leo the lion came from the mountain To get a drink of from the jungle fountain Jo Jo the monkey tellin' him jive About the who was gonna skin him alive
Leo tried to and grab Jo Jo's tail Got mad and went roarin' the jungle trail He ran an elephant beneath a tree And said, "Put up your dukes, you gotta with me"
An ol' eagle from Asia made a non stop to make it in time, just to see them fight A crocodile phoned and reversed the Comin' all the way India on a local barge
Ol' heard 'em talking in the lion's den But Jo Jo bet him bucks the elephant wins Jo Jo at Leo,"Go on, knock him down He don't outweigh you but a pounds"
Leo left wailin' with a left cut The elephant took his and grabbed a coconut Leo fired a beautiful short back 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 understand how Leo got away
Jo Jo runnin' everywhere, 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 back with his jawbone bruised Jo Jo in the started singin' the blues Laughin', meddlin', jumpin' up and 'Til his foot missed a limb and he to the ground
Just like a bolt of thunder and a streak of 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 solid ground fight you close range, fifteen rounds" Leo got to the square of the fight Jo Jo a leap and jumped, out of sight