Colonel Hathi's March

"Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)" is a military like song featured in The Jungle Book sung by Colonel Hathi and The Jungle Patrol. The song is the first song in the film and was written by The Sherman Brothers. A reprise of the song is heard in the middle of the film when Colonel Hathi's second appearances. The song was also featured in The Jungle Book 2.

Lyrics
Spoken: Hup 2, 3, 4

Keep it up 2, 3, 4 [repeat]

Mowgli: A parade [spoken]

Bagheera: Oh no. The dawn patrol again [spoken]

Colonel Hathi: Company sound off!

All: Oh, the aim of our patrol

Is a question rather droll

For to march and drill

Over field and hill [all trumpet]

Hathi:Is a military goal!

All:Is a military goal!

Spoken: Hup 2, 3, 4

Dress it up 2, 3, 4

Sung: By the ranks or single file

Over every jungle mile

Oh we stamp and crush

Through the underbrush

Hathi, Jr.:In a military style!

All:In a military style!

Mowgli: Hello, what are you doing

Hathi, Jr.: Ssh. Drilling

Mowgli: [quietly] Can I do it too?

Hathi, Jr.:Sure. just do what I do. But don't talk in rank. It's against the operations. [all spoken]

Colonel Hathi: [in the distance] To the rear march

Hathi, Jr.:The other way.Turn around [spoken]

Hup 2,3,4

Keep it up 2,3,4

Reprise
Spoken: Hup 2, 3, 4

Keep it up 2, 3, 4

Hup 2, 3, 4

Shere Khan [spoken]: What beastly luck. Confound that ridiculous Colonel Hathi

Hathi:Company sound off!!

All:Oh we march from here to there

And it doesn&apos;t matter where

You can hear us push through the deepest bush

Hup 2, 3, 4

Hathi:We&apos;re a military air

All:We&apos;re a military air [trumpet] 

Bagheera:The Jungle Patrol

We&apos;re a crackerjack brigade

On a pachyderm parade

But we&apos;d rather stroll to a waterhole

Hathi, Jr.:Hup 2, 3, 4

For a furlough in the shade!