JOSHUA GIRAFFE : by Raffi

This is the great great kid song I love.

My son, Brux & I love to sing it long time ago. Soon I just found this in YouTube, then I grabbed it for you guys to listen to and have fun with the story of little Giraffe, named Joshua.

I bet you will love him! And here's the lyric.

Joshua giraffe was born in a zoo
he lived there too.. for 2 years and a half..
he hasn’t had a bath, my mummy doesn’t lick me,
even when I’m sticky.. FROM!:
candy bars, candy apples, pop corn,
soft drinks, jellybeans and gum drops..
There must be something better
than living in this cage, but I’m really not too sure,
cause I’m rather short of age.

Joshua Giraffe was feeling kind of sad,
things were going bad.
how little of life he had,
wasting away with no room to play,
trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo.
So he went next door to the elephant
and asked him what to do
"I’m wasting away, with no room to play,
I’m trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo....."
The elephant was very old and grey
and he had a huge balloon bottom
and he said "Never fear Joshua!! For a vision will Appear!!!"

That night a dream came to Joshua (
And Joshua saw animals like crazy monkeys (ahh eeeh eeeh ahhh)
and a whole pile of hippy pictorial pussies (ooooh ahhhhhhhh)
and tetchy moths (thhhu thuuu)
and frogs size twelve (ribbet ribbet)
and sleazy lizards (slerp sloop)
AND a TRIBE of nasty Zaviar!! (hiddy hoo hudding hoo)
BUT! Joshua wasn’t afraid, because he sang himself this song !
"nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo,
nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo,
nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo,
nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo,
nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo,
nothing can go wrong-go I’m in the Congo

But even in his dream he knew :
he'd never get away , NOT even For a DAY !
then (squeak) a peanut hit him on the nose !

Joshua giraffe was back in the zoo;
what could he do? awaken from his dream.

He'd never be the same
because of things he'd seen.
He'd seen! alligators, crocodiles, tree sloth,
anacondas, cobras, and large winged moths,
orang-utans, gorillas, baboons eating grapes,
given rude mandrels, and just plain apes.

Joshua was lucky, he had some special friends
and that day they went to the zoo
but he was uptight so they waited till the night
and they chopped his cage in two.

He discovered he could fly and he soared into the sky
with them wrapped around his neck
and they haven’t come back yet
so if you see them get a net

(for de jellllo o oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhh oh ha oh haha ohhh !
ohhhhh hahha aooohh hahaha ohhh hahah ohhh ohhh ohhh oh oh
oh oh ohhh hohhohohoh)

That’s right they haven’t come back yet,
but when they do they say they’re gonna free all the animals from their cages
no matter how new or modern
and even some pets too!
SO if on your way home today
you happen to find a baboon basking on the balcony
or a lion licking a lemon in the lobby..
or a python perched in the pantry...
A wildebeest in the W.C. ...
with a turtle twirling in your tub!
don’t be afraid just say you're a friend of their friend


Joshua giraffe, Joshua Joshua..
Joshua giraffe, Joshua Joshua..
Joshua giraffe, Joshua Joshua..
Joshua giraffe, HOO HOO
Joshua giraffe, Joshua Joshua..
Joshua giraffe, Joshua Joshua..