Colonel Hathi's March



"Colonel Hathi's March" is a military like song featured in The Jungle Book and sung by Colonel Hathi and the Jungle Patrol. It is the first one in the film and was written by The Sherman Brothers. A reprise of it is heard in the middle of the film when Colonel Hathi makes his second appearance. It was also featured in The Jungle Book 2. This song was included on the VHS, Disney Sing Along Songs: You Can Fly!

First Lyrics
All: Hup two three four Keep it up, two three four Hup two three four Keep it up, two three four Hathi: Company, sound off!

All: Oh, the aim of our patrol Slob Elephant: Is a question rather droll All: For to march and drill Over field and hill [all trumpet] Hathi: Is a military goal All: Is a military goal

Hup two three four Dress it up, two three four

By the ranks or single file Over ev'ry jungle mile Oh, we stamp and crush Through the underbrush Hathi, Jr.: [trumpet] In a military style All: In a military style

Hathi: Hup two three four Keep it up, two three four

Reprise Lyrics
All: Oh we march from here to there Slob Elephant: And it doesn't matter where All: You can hear us push through the deepest bush Hup two three four Hathi: With a military air All: With a military air [trumpet]

We're a cracker jack brigade On a pachyderm parade But we'd rather stroll to a waterhole Hathi, Jr.: Hup two three four All: For a furlough in the shade