Engelbert The Elephant Tom Paxton

When the King and Queen decided
They would have a formal dance
Invitations were delivered
And it happened quite by chance
Through an oversight of someone’s
Whose it was I can't recall
Engelbert the elephant
Was invited to the ball

What excitement in the jungle
What a holy hullabaloo
What a race to find a costume
And to learn a step or two
You could feel the jungle shaking
And I bet it's shaking yet
While Engelbert was learning
How to dance the minuet

All the palace lamps were lighted
As the sun was goin’ down
And the music of the orchestra
Was heard across the town
The dance was just beginning
When there came a mighty roar
Your Highness - there's an elephant
And he's standing by the door