Jungle Lullaby - C.W. Stoneking

It was deep in the Jungles of Africa

Where the bugs is thick as fleas

And the heat will drive sane men crazy

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

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