A popular song from 1917
Words and music by Creamer and Layton
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Far away in jungle land
Jungle jungle jungle land
Where they play upon the sand
Jungle jungle jungle sand
In the evening when the day is cooler
Everybody does the Boola, boola
And they say that monkey band
Tumbles, stumbles, as they bungle thro’ the jungle
Chorus:
Down in Borneo, down in Borneo
Down in Borneo Isle
I love to see those wild men dancing around
And those real wild women in swimmin’
Down in Borneo where I want to go
All they wear is a smile
And every evening when the lights are low
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
How they toad-al-o to the music slow
Down in Borneo Isle
- There’s one place called Boola town
Boola, boola, boola town
Every face is Zulu brown
Zulu, Zulu, Zulu brown
It might please you when those maidens chatter
They will tease you with their idle patter
But that glance they throw around
Sunny, Honey makes you feel so very funny
Chorus:
Down in Borneo, down in Borneo
Down in Borneo Isle
I love to see those wild men dancing around
And those real wild women in swimmin’
Down in Borneo there’s no calico
Shredded wheat is the style
And every evening when the breezes blow
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
How they toad-al-o to the music slow
Down in Borneo Isle
Sung here by Vancha March: