| It was in ancient history, four thousand BC | 
| Back up in the jungle in a coconut tree | 
| Hangin' on a branch up under the sun | 
| Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo Gunne | 
| Old Leo the lion came down from the mountain | 
| To get a drink of water from the jungle fountain | 
| Jo Jo the monkey started telling him jive | 
| About the elephant who was going to skin him alive | 
| Leo tried to reach and grab Jo Jo’s tail | 
| Got mad and went roaring through the jungle trail | 
| He ran upon an elephant beneath a tree | 
| And said, «Put up your dukes, you gotta tussle with me» | 
| An old eagle from Asia made a nonstop flight | 
| Trying to make it in time, just to see them fight | 
| A crocodile phoned and reversed the charge | 
| Coming all the way from India on a local barge | 
| Old gorilla heard them talking in the lion’s den | 
| But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the elephant wins | 
| Jo Jo yelled at Leo, «Go on, knock him down | 
| He don’t outweigh you but a thousand pounds» | 
| Leo left wailing with a left uppercut | 
| The elephant took his snoot and grabbed a coconut | 
| Leo fired a beautiful short back cross | 
| That’s when the coconut landed up against his jaw | 
| Leo grew tired, but he wouldn’t give in | 
| The elephant all loose, beat his jawbone in | 
| Buzzard said, they fought furious all day | 
| He couldn’t understand how Leo got away | 
| Jo Jo running everywhere, spreading the news | 
| To the zebras and the leopards and the kangaroos | 
| A hoot owl reported everything he saw | 
| Had his eyes wide open and called it a draw | 
| Leo limping back with his jawbone bruised | 
| Jo Jo in the trees started singing the blues | 
| Laughing, meddling, jumping up and down | 
| Until his foot missed a limb and he fell to the ground | 
| Just like a bolt of thunder and a streak of heat | 
| Leo covered Jo Jo with all four feet | 
| Jo Jo was screamin' with tears in his eyes | 
| Said, «Please Mr. Leo, I apologize» | 
| Said, «If you let my feet upon solid ground | 
| I’ll fight you close range, fifteen rounds» | 
| Leo got back to the square of the fight | 
| Jo Jo took a leap and jumped, out of sight |