Effervescing Elephant

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An effervescing elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk 
 
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once whispered to the tiny ear, the ear of one in fear, you hear 
 
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that by next June he‘d die, Oh yeah! 
 
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And the tiger would roam, the little one said, 
 
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"Oh my goodness -- I must stay at home! 
 
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And every time I hear a growl, I‘ll know the tiger‘s on the prowl, 
 
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And I‘ll be really safe, you know, the elephant, he told me so." 
 
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Everyone was nervous, Oh yeah! 
 
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And the message was spread to zebra, mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus 
 
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who wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food 
 
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and tended to ignore the word, 
 
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referring to a survey I heard of stupid water bison 
 
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Oh yeah! And all the jungle took fright, 
 
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and ran around for all the day and the night, 
 
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But all in vain because, you see, the tiger came and said, 
 
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"Who me? You know I wouldn‘t hurt not one of you -- 
 
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I much prefer something to chew, and you‘re all too scant." 
 
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Oh yeah! He ate the elephant.