Hooray for Captain Spaulding

At last we are to meet him, the famous Captain Spaulding
From climates hot and scalding
The captain has arrived!

Hello, I must be going
I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going
I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going

For my sake you must stay, if you should go away
You'll spoil the party I am throwing

I'll stay a week or two, I'll stay the summer through
But I am telling you, I must be a-going

Before you go, will you oblige us

And tell us of your deeds so glowing?

I'll do anything you say, in fact I'll even stay

Good!

But I must be going

Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer

Did someone call me schnorrer?

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
He went into the jungle where all the monkeys throw nuts

If I stay here I'll go nuts

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

I put all my reliance in courage and defiance
And risked my life for science, hey hey!

One day in Madagascar he bagged a dozen weasels

Yes, and all of them had measles!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

I faced a chimpanzee once, so close I felt his breath
The creature looked at me once, and laughed himself to death

Hooray for Captain Spaulding!

That's me!
One day I caught an eagle, too big for me to tote
I changed him for a sparrow, a jackass and a goat

Hooray for Captain Spaulding!

That's me!
One day a vicious monkey chased me a mile or two
I hid behind a donkey, the donkey fainted too

Hooray for Captain Spaulding!

That's me!
I had a guy named Teeter, he lent me his repeater
I brought down a mosquito, hey hey!

Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

The first day I arrived in Africa...

Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

The first day I arrived in Africa...

Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

The first day I arrived...
Hooray for Captain...
Fooled you that time, didn't I?

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!