Englebert The Elephant Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]When the King and Queen
decided they would have
a formal dance
Invita[Em]tions [A]were delivered
and it happened quite by chance
Through [G]an oversight of
someone's who it [D]was,
I can't recall
But [A]Engelbert the Elephant
was invited to the [D]ball
What excitement in the jungle,
what a holy hullabaloo
[A]What a race to find a costume
and to learn a step or two
You could [G]feel the jungle shaking
and I [D]guess it's shaking yet
Since [A]Engelbert the elephant
learned to dance the minuet
[D]All the palace lamps were lighted
as the sun was going down
And the [A]music of the orchestra
was heard across the town
The [G]dance was just beginning
when there [D]came a mighty roar
Your [A]Highness,
there's an elephant!
And he's standing at the [D]door
So the guards jumped
out from everywhere
They came from every place
To [Em]where Engel[A]bert was standing
With a smile upon his face
He was [G]dressed in latest fashion
On his [D]trunk he wore a ring
And [A]presented his invitation
With the seal of the [D]king
So the soldiers formed an escort
And they led him to the ball
[A]Where the orchestra stopped playing
and a hush went through the hall
The [G]King and Queen were speechless
and I [D]guess they're speechless now
Cos [A]Engelbert the Elephant
made a very lovely [D]bell
Then the Queen began to smile at him
and the band began to play
And [A]Engelbert was dancing
in the very nicest way
The [G]ladies were delighted
at the [D]way he turned his bun
And be[A]fore the night was over
he had danced with everyone
[D]When they all sat down to dinner
Englebert sat on the floor
He [A]niddled most politely
though he really wanted more
When the [G]final dance was called
for such a [D]sight you've never seen
For [A]it was by the royal command
and he danced it with the [D]Queen
And when the ball was over
and the guests began to go
They es[A]corted him to the city gates
and they gave him quite a show
For the [G]band had come along with them
and the [D]band began to play
And the [A]way he danced
along the road
is talked about today
[D]Yes, they [G]talked about his dancing
and I [D]know they're talking yet
Of how [A]Engelbert the elephant
performed the minuet
[D]