[ Effervescing Elephant von Syd Barrett ]



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 An effervescing elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk
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 Once whispered to the tiny ear, the ear of one in fear, you hear
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 That by next June he'd die, Oh yeah!
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 And the tiger would roam, the little one said,
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 "Oh my goodness -- I must stay at home!
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 And every time I hear a growl, I'll know the tiger's on the prowl,
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 And I'll be really safe, you know, the elephant, he told me so."
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 Everyone was nervous, Oh yeah!
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 And the message was spread to zebra, mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus
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 Who wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food
     C 
 And tended to ignore the word, 
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 Referring to a survey I heard of stupid water bison
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 Oh yeah!  And all the jungle took fright, 
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 And ran around for all the day and the night,
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 But all in vain because, you see, the tiger came and said,
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 "Who me?  You know I wouldn't hurt not one of you --
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 I much prefer something to chew, and you're all too scant."
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 Oh yeah!  He ate the elephant.