Joshua Giraffe
Performer(s): Raffi



Joshua Giraffe was born in a zoo
He lived there too
For two years and a half 
He hasn't had a bath
My mommy doesn't lick me
Even when I'm sticky from
Candy floss, candy apples, popcorn
Soft drinks, jelly beans and gumdrops
And there must be something better
Than living in this cage
But I'm really not too sure
Because I'm really 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 too
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 zoom with buffalo too
The elephant was very old and gray
And he had a huge balloon bottom
He said
Never fear Joshua
A vision will appear

That night a dream came to Joshua
And Joshua saw animals like crazy monkeys
And a whole pile of Hippypotostropasuses
And flitty moths
Moths size 12
And sleazy lizards
And a tribe of nasty saviars
But Joshua wasn't afraid
Because he sang himself this song

Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo
Nothing can go wrong-o
I'm in the Kongo

Even in his dream he knew 
He'd never get away
Not even for a day
Then a peanut hit him on the nose
Joshua Giraffe was back in the zoo
What could he do
Awakened from his dream
He'd never be the same
Because of what he'd seen
He'd seen
Alligators, crocodiles, tree sloth
Anacondas, cobras 
And large winged moths
Orangatangs, baboons eating grapes
Gibbons, rude mandrills and just plain apes

But Joshua was lucky
He had some special friends
And that day they went to the zoo
But he was up tight 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

That's right, they haven't come back yet
But when they do, they say they are
Going to free all the animals from their cages
No matter how new or modern
Even some pets too
So if on your way home today
You happen to find....

A baboon basking in 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
(woo hoo)
Repeat (9x)