Jo Jo Gunne — текст песни (Chuck Berry)

It was in ancient history, four thousand B.C.
Back up in the jungle in a coconut tree
Hanging on a branch up under the sun
Was a meddlesome monkey named Jo Jo Gunne

Old Leo the lion came down from the mountain
To get a drink of water from the jungle fountain
Jo Jo the monkey started tellin` the jag
About the elephant who was gonna skin the lion

Leo tried to reach and grab Jo Jo`s tail
Got mad and went roarin` through the jungle trail
He ran upon an elephant beneath a tree
And said, put up your dukes you gotta tussle with me

An ol` eagle from Asia made a non stop flight
Tryin` to make it in time, just to see them fight
A crocodile phoned and reversed the charge
Coming all the way from India upon a local barge

Ol` gorilla heard `em talking in the lion`s den
But Jo Jo bet him three bucks the elephant wins
Jo Jo yelled at Leo,?O:P> Go on, knock him down
He don`t outweigh you but a thousand pounds ?/O:P>

Leo left wailin` with a left upper cut
The elephant took a snoop, grabbed a coconut
Leo fired a beautiful short back cross
That`s when the coconut landed up against his jaw

Leo grew tired, but he wouldn`t give in
The elephant all loose, beat his jawbone in
The buzzard said, they fought furious all day
He couldn`t understand how Leo got away

Jo Jo runnin` everywhere, spreadin` the news
To the zebras and the leopards and the kangaroos
A hoot owl reported everything he saw
Had his eyes wide open, they called it a draw

Leo limping back with his jawbone bruised
Jo Jo in the trees started singin` the blues
Laughin`, meddling, jumpin` up and down
Till his foot missed a limb and he fell to the ground

Just like a bolt of thunder and a streak of heat
Leo covered Jo Jo with all four feet
Jo Jo was screamin` with tears in his eyes
Said, please mister Leo, I apologize

Said, if you let my feet upon solid ground
I`ll fight you close range, fifteen rounds
Leo got back to the square of the fight
Jo Jo took a leap and jumped... out of sight