Jungle Lullaby

It was deep in the Jungles of Africa Where the bugs is thick as fleas And the heat will drive sane men crazy And the water's full o' disease I went out walkin' with a beautiful girl Where the spotted honey steppers fly We lay down under the bamboo trees I sang that Jungle lullaby Singin', swingin' On a lazy afternoon in paradise Croonin', swoonin' That old time song, where the days are long It's a Jungle Lullaby Well, we made it down to a riverbank Spied a steamboat comin' along Then we hitched a ride, lawd, lookin' over the side Everything was goin' on wrong There was bird-eatin' spiders, big as my fist Snakes that hung down like vines And eyes that watched as we drifted along I sang that Jungle Lullaby Singin', swingin' On a lazy afternoon in paradise Croonin', swoonin' That old time song, where the days are long It's a Jungle Lullaby Bom-bow-domp Bomp-ow-domp-ay-ohh Lay-dat-omp Folks you know, when we got back into town that night There was excitement in the air I heard there was a party over at the Officers Club, so I took that girl on over Man, we walked in the joint, orchestra playin' so sweet, I thought I'd die I got up on that old bandstand Sang that Jungle Lullaby Singin', swingin' On a lazy afternoon in paradise Croonin', swoonin' That old time song, where the days are long It's a Jungle Lullaby