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 Bom-bow-domp Bomp-ow-domp-ay-ohh Lay-dat-omp 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