Riki Tiki Tavi Donovan

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Better get into what you got to get into
Better get into it now, no slacking please
United Nations ain't really united
And the organisations ain't really organised

[Chorus]
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone
Won't be coming around for
To kill your snakes no more, my love
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone

[Verse 2]
Everybody who read The Jungle Book knows
That Riki Tiki Tavi's a mongoose who kills snakes
When I was a young man, I was led to believe
There were organisations to kill my snakes for me
I.e., the church, i.e., the government, i.e., school
But when I got a little older, I learned I had to kill 'em myself
(I said, I hate to get 'em)

[Chorus]
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone
Won't be coming around for
To kill your snakes no more, my love
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose, is gone