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

From candy floss, candy apples, popcorn
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

Joshua Giraffe
Was feeling kind of sad
Things were going bad
How little of life he had
Was wasting away
With no room to play
Trapped in a zoo
With buffalo poo

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"
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!"

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

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
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

He'd seen alligators, crocodiles, tree sloths
Anacondas, cobras, and large-winged moths
Orangutans, gorillas, and baboons eating grapes
Gibbons and rude mandrills were just plain apes

But Joshua was lucky
He had some special friends
And that day they went to the zoo
But he was uptight
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!
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...
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 you're on your way home today
Maybe one day, you'll happen to find
A baboon basking on the balcony
Or a lion licking a lemon in the lobby
Or a python perched in the pantry
And a wildebeest in the W.C.,
With a turtle twirling in your tub
So that's why, don't be afraid
Just say you're a friend of their friend!

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