Elephants strayed far from their herds   Leathery skinned   Leathery skinned   Leathery skinned      Their swinging trunks   And ears of felt   Down on the veldt      A moonbeam stole   Along each tusk   And then i sang to the boys   Hey boys, hey boys, hey boys   Hey boys, hey boys, hey boys      Branches made of ivory   That seems to fly   Leathery skinned   Leathery skinned   Leathery skinned      Their swinging trunks   And ears of felt   Down on the veldt      A moonbeam stole   Along each tusk   And then i sang to the girls   Hey girls, hey girls, hey girls   Hey girls, hey girls, hey girls      Rhythm time away   Tam, tam , tam...   Rhythm time away   Tam, tam , tam...   Branches side, branches side lining my face   Branches side, branches side lining my face      In africa once a black woman, a black man   In africa once a black woman, a black man      Hunters at home    They curl up the bare    Soles of their feet   While they're singing   Massacre songs with all this little sounds, baby      Branches side, branches side lining my face   Branches side, branches side lining my face   Branches side, branches side lining my face      Hey boys, hey boys, hey boys   Hey boys, hey boys, hey boys      Hey girls, hey girls, hey girls   Hey girls, hey girls, hey girls      Branches side, branches side lining my face   Branches side, branches side lining my face