ters that laugh at you all!

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_Chorus, All--_

_Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes!_
_The tribes of the jungle are we--_
_Our home is the darksome wilderness_
_That never a man shall see._

_The Elephant:_

Oh, the jungle was meant and was made for my will!

_The Lions, Tigers, etc.:_

For the sport of the chase and the zest of the kill!

_The Birds:_

For the beating of wings and the echo of song!

_The Monkeys:_

For gambol and grimace the whole season long!

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_Chorus, All:_

_Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Oh, yes!_
_For all of the tribes that be_
_With homes in the tangled wilderness_
_That never a man shall see._

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But, alas, for the boasts of the jungle!
The men came among us one day,
And one with a box that made music
Enticed foolish monkeys away.

The birds and the beasts of the forest
Were mute at the marvellous song,
But the monkeys crept out of the tree-tops--
An eager and wondering throng.

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The birds and the beasts of the forest
Kept hidden and silent that day,
But the monkey-folk formed a procession
And followed the minstrel away.

And thus did we give up the forest
To dwell with our brothers, the men--
Farewell to the beautiful jungle!
'Twas long ere I saw it again!

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PART SECOND.

THE WAYS OF MEN.

Then away to a far distant country
On a drift that they said was a ship,
And I studied the ways of my master
And profited much by the trip.

And we sailed to his home in fair Naples,
Where I studied the language of men,
And I sat on a bench with his children,
But soon we went sailing again.

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And I made some nice friends on the voyage,
And engaged in a pretty romance.
I charmed all the ladies by climbing,
And one of them taught me to dance.

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Yet often I longed for the jungle--
Its song and the rustle of wing--
And sometimes at night in my slumber
I talked with our elephant king.

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One morning my master awoke me,
And, dressed in a gaudy new suit,
I beheld the New World in the sunlig