1496 – Jethro Tull – Bungle in the jungle (1974)

 

Escrita por Ian Anderson, foi gravada em 1974, no Morgan Studios, em London e lançada em 14 de outubro de 1974 no disco War child. Saiu tambem no mesmo dia no compacto que tinha Back-Door Angels como Lado B. Faz uma analogia entre homens e animais. O compacto foi um dos mais bem sucedidos da carreira do Jethro Tull. Chegou ao número 12 no Billboard HOT100, número 4 no Canadá e número 32 na Austrália. Ian Anderson tocou flauta, violão e cantou. Martin Barre tocou guitarra elétrica e violão. John Evan tocou piano, orgao, sintetizadores e acordeon. Jeffrey Hammond tocou baixo. Barriemore Barlow tocou bateria e percussão.

A letra:

Walking through forests of palm tree apartments
Scoff at the monkeys who live in their dark tents
Down by the waterhole, drunk every Friday
Eating their nuts, saving their raisins for Sunday
Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows
They're fast but they're lazy, and sleep in green meadows

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
But I'm a snake if we disagree

Just say a word and the boys will be right there
With claws at your back to send a chill through the night air
Is it so frightening to have me at your shoulder?
Thunder and lightning couldn't be bolder
I'll write on your tombstone, I thank you for dinner
This game that we animals play is a winner

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
I'm a tiger when I want love
I'm a snake if we disagree, yes

The rivers are full of crocodile nasties
And he who made kittens put snakes in their grasp
He's a lover of life but a player of pawns
Yes, the King on His sunset lies waiting for dawn
To light up His Jungle as play is resumed
The monkeys seem willing to strike up the tune

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
I'm a tiger when I want love
And I'm a snake when we disagree, yes

Let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
I'm a snake when we disagree

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
I'm a tiger when I want love

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