Elephant Song

Michael Giles

[Verse 1]
"Very, very, nice", said a man in the crowd, as the elephant jumped through a hoop
"Who asked you?" the elephant cried, as he stood and took a bow
"Well it's not every day you see something like that and I thought it was jolly good!"
"How do you know?", the elephant said, "You're a man, and a fat one at that!"

[Verse 2]
"Very, very, nice", said a man in the crowd, when the golden voice appeared
She was gold alright, but then so is rust; "Such a shame about the beard."
"How dare you say things like that", it said, "You ought to be ashamed!", he was!
"But I thought your voice was pretty good and that beard is good for a goat!"

[Verse 3]
"Very, very, nice", said the same man in the crowd, the one the elephant said was fat
"He was all nyet," someone said with words and I looked around, with eyes
Oh, it's the peanut bride goosing the aisle, her leather back towards the orchestra
"What do you want, love?" she said to a man
"A fourpenny, please, and a sixpenny bag!"

[Verse 4]
"Very, very, nice", said a man in the crowd, as I smelled his peanut teeth
"Would you like some?" I said, "Yes please!" We all had one tooth each
By now of course the second half had started; "Let’s all warm our hands", said aloud
"My feet aren't cold as in sheepskin gloves, ah but we're burning all the artists!"

[Spoken word outro: Just George, Part 2]
I know a man and his name is George
A man and his name is George, I know
And his name is George, I know a man
Is George I know a man and his name?

Trivia about the song Elephant Song by Giles, Giles And Fripp

When was the song “Elephant Song” released by Giles, Giles And Fripp?
The song Elephant Song was released in 1968, on the album “The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp”.
Who composed the song “Elephant Song” by Giles, Giles And Fripp?
The song “Elephant Song” by Giles, Giles And Fripp was composed by Michael Giles.

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