[Verse 1]
Joshua Giraffe was born in a zoo
He lived there, too, for two years
And a half he hasn't had a bath
My mommy doesn't lick me
Even when I'm sticky

[Chorus 1]
From, candy floss, candy apples, popcorn
And soft drinks, jelly beans and gumdrops
There must be something better
Than living in this cage
But I'm really not too sure
Because I'm rather short of age

[Verse 2]
Joshua Giraffe was feeling kind of sad
Things were going bad
How little of life he had
Wasting away with no room to play
Trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo

[Chorus 2]
So he went next door to the elephant
And asked him what to do
"I'm wasting away with no room to play
I'm trapped in a zoo, with buffalo poo"
[Bridge]
The elephant was very old and gray
And he had a huge balloon bottom
And he said, "Never fear, Joshua!
For a vision will appear!"

[Interlude]
That night, a dream came to Joshua and
Joshua saw animals like crazy monkeys...
And a whole pile of Hippypotostropasuses...
And flitty moths...
Frogs size twelve...
And sleazy lizards...
And a tribe of nasty saviars!
But Joshua wasn't afraid
Because he sang himself this song

[Refrain 1]
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Congo
Even in his dream he knew
He'd never get away
Not even for a day, then
A peanut hit him on the nose
[Verse 3]
Joshua Giraffe was back in the zoo
What could he do?
Awakened from his dream
He'd never be the same
Because of things he'd seen

[Chorus 3]
He'd seen
Alligators, crocodiles, tree sloths (Tree sloths)
Anacondas, cobras and
Large winged moths
Orangutans, gorillas, baboons eating grapes
Gibbons, rude mandrills, and just plain apes

[Verse 4]
But Joshua was lucky
He had some special friends
And that day they went to the zoo
But he was up tight so they waited till the night
And they chopped his cage in two
He discovered he could fly and
He soared into the sky
With them wrapped around his neck
And they haven't come back yet
So if you see them, get a net!
[Refrain 2]
Funicello, ho, ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
Oh-ho-ho, oh-ho-ho...

[Interlude]
That's right, they haven't come back yet!
But when they do, they say they're
Going to free all the animals from their cages
No matter how new or modern
Even some pets, too
So if on your way home today
You happen to find
A baboon basking in the balcony
Or a lion licking a lemon in the lobby
Or a python perched in the pantry
A wildebeest in the W.C.,
With a turtle twirling in your tub
Don't be afraid, just say you're a friend of their friend!

[Outro]
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