Baloo's Blues

"Baloo's Blues" is a song featured on the Disney record More Jungle Book... Further Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli, which was released as a follow-up to The Jungle Book. The song was written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, and sung by Phil Harris as Baloo.

The song was later included as a bonus track on the 1990 and 1997 re-issues of The Jungle Book soundtrack.

Lyrics
It's a blue, blue jungle Ev'ry vine, ev'ry tree Yes, it's a blue, blue jungle Not like it used to be Because my little buddy My little Mowgli's far from me An' I got the misery

Oh, they civilized my mancub Washed his face and combed his hair–sticky gooey stuff, yeah They civilized my mancub Gave him way-out clothes to where–nowhere They're messin' with my Mowgli And he would've made one swell bear

Oh, I'm on the road to ruin Stewin' 'bout him night 'n day Yes, I'm just a broodin' bruin Stewin' while I'm turnin' gray I've got to have my mancub Gotta get him back here right away–someway

And if anybody tries to stop me He better bring all the help he can Hear me talkin' to ya I said if anybody tries to stop me He gonna get a one-way ticket to the promised land I'm preachin' now 'Cause I'm gonna cave in his casaba I'm gonna pull it off And then lay it in his hand

I've got those sad-about-'im Can't-live-without-'im Baloo blues