EFFERVESCING ELEPHANT -- 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

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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.