Never Monkey Around With a Giraffe (Song)

Now a monkey met a tall giraffe by the riverside one morn And he said If you look on the other side you'll see a field of corn And you'll also see there's a big tall tree Where the leaves are green and sweet The corn's for me and for you the tree it looks like a lovely treat Well my tail is long and my arms are short Said the monkey with a sigh And the river is so deep and wide I'm so hungry I could die If I hang on your neck I won't get wet And you could walk right through So seeing we are so hungry it's the best thing we can do Never monkey around with a giraffe or you might get it in the neck Here's the story of how the vervet monkeys never ever like to get wet The giraffe said yes hop on my neck and he reached the other side And the monkey ate till he was full and his glee he could not hide So he danced and sang and the valley rang So loud that the corn all shook And the farmer picked up a great big stick and came to have a look He saw the giraffe standing there and he beat him with his cane While the monkey hid in an ant bear's pit And the giraffe got the blame So the giraffe said have you lost your head to the monkey with a cry But the monkey said we apes do that when we are satisfied Never monkey around with a giraffe or you might get it in the neck Here's the story of how the vervet monkeys never ever like to get wet So the monkey climbed on the giraffe's back Now let's go home he said But the giraffe walked into the middle of the stream And lay on the river bed And the monkey cried with all his might as he was going down Why are you doing this to me for I'm sure that I'm going to drown So the giraffe laughed and said Giraffes do this when they've had their fill The same way that monkeys kick up a din when they have eaten well And to this day the monkeys say it's a lesson they won't forget And a river or spring or any wet thing is what monkeys really hate Never monkey around with a giraffe or you might get it in the neck Here's the story of how the vervet monkeys never ever like to get wet