It was in ancient history, thousand BC up in the jungle in a coconut tree Hangin' on a branch up the sun Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo
Old Leo the lion came from the mountain To get a of water from the jungle fountain Jo Jo the monkey tellin' him jive About the elephant who was gonna skin him
Leo tried to reach and grab Jo Jo's Got mad and went roarin' through the jungle He ran an elephant beneath a tree And said, "Put up your dukes, you gotta tussle me"
An ol' eagle from made a non stop flight Tryin' to it in time, just to see them fight A phoned and reversed the charge Comin' all the way from India on a local
Ol' gorilla heard 'em in the lion's den But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the wins Jo Jo at Leo,"Go on, knock him down He don't you but a thousand pounds"
Leo left wailin' with a left cut The elephant his snoot and grabbed a coconut Leo fired a beautiful short back That's when the coconut landed up his jaw
Leo grew tired, but he wouldn't in The all loose, beat his jawbone in The said, they fought furious all day He couldn't understand how Leo got
Jo Jo runnin' everywhere, spreadin' the To the zebras and the and the kangaroos A hoot owl everything he saw Had his eyes wide open, called it a draw
Leo limpin' back his jawbone bruised Jo Jo in the trees started the blues Laughin', meddlin', up and down 'Til his foot missed a limb and he fell to the
Just a bolt of thunder and a streak of heat Leo covered Jo Jo all four feet Jo Jo was with tears in his eyes Said," Mr. Leo, I apologize"
Said, "If you let my feet upon ground fight you close range, fifteen rounds" Leo got back to the square of the Jo Jo took a and jumped, out of sight