Mongoose
Elephant’s Memory Lyrics

In the village
The story begins in Leboga, a village located somewhere with history, strife, and life.

Of Leboga
This is the name of the village that the story is taking place in.

Lies a body
In this village, a person has died.

Cold and dead
The person has died due to the venomous bite of a cobra.

For the venom
The manner of death was caused by the injection of cobra venom, making it a venomous death.

Of the cobra
The culprit of this death is a cobra, a dangerous snake that is feared by many.

Has with
Together with its venom, the cobra has caused the death of a human being.

The body wed
The cobra bite has killed the person with its venom, which has intertwined with their body for eternity.

I can hear
The singer is hearing the cries of a little girl who has lost her father to the venom of a cobra.

A little girl
A young girl is grieving the loss of her father as he was killed by a cobra.

As she cries
The little girl is crying from the pain of losing her father.

All around
Her cries are heard throughout the village, and people feel for her situation.

For the snake
The blame is placed on the cobra.

Has killed the father
The father has died due to the venomous bite of the cobra, which the people now mourn over.

Tell me where it
The villagers are now asking where the cobra can be found so they can stop any future harm.

Can help be found
The villagers are wanting to find help in order to exterminate the threat the cobra poses.

MONGOOSE! MONGOOSE! MONGOOSE! MONGOOSE!
The mongoose is the help they were looking for. Its name is shouted four times, indicating the importance and urgency of their need for the mongoose.

Then all the people
All the people in the village unite in a common cause of finding the mongoose to get rid of the cobra.

Sound the drums
The people alert others of their need for the mongoose by sounding the drums, a signal to others.

Call the mongoose
They specifically call for the mongoose to come to their aid.

>From his lair
The mongoose is currently at home or asleep, so they must rouse the mongoose from its lair.

Through the jungle
The mongoose must travel through the dangerous jungle to help the people.

He flies alone
The mongoose takes on this challenging task on its own.

To a tunnel
The mongoose heads towards a specific location; the cobra may be hiding there.

On a hill
The tunnel the mongoose is headed to is situated on a hill, a challenging location.

In the dark
It is dark and difficult to see inside the tunnel.

The cobra waits
The cobra is hiding in the tunnel, waiting for its prey.

In his eyes a
In the cobra's eyes there is a certain glow that demonstrates its malicious intent.

Glow of red
The cobra's eyes are red, a menacing and frightening sight.

Like a flash
Very suddenly, the mongoose leaps towards the cobra to engage in battle.

Comes the mongoose
The mongoose arrives at the tunnel and confronts the cobra head-on.

For the battle
The mongoose is ready to fight for the people and rid them of the threat of the cobra.

Head to head
The mongoose and the cobra engage in battle, with neither of them backing down.

Said the mongoose
The mongoose speaks to the cobra in its own way, warning it of the mongoose's fighting tactics.

To the cobra
The mongoose directs its attention to the cobra as the mongoose is here to do battle against it.

"See that panther
The mongoose deceives the cobra, attempting to distract the cobra with a supposed threat.

In that tree"
The mongoose makes up a story about a panther to divert the cobra's attention.

As the cobra
While the cobra is distracted by the mongoose's false warning.

Turned its head
The cobra turned its head, looking for the supposed threat of a panther.

Mongoose caught it
The mongoose took advantage of the situation and attacked the cobra.

In his teeth
The mongoose succeeded in biting the cobra with its sharp teeth, bringing it closer to victory.

Then the people
The villagers, who had been watching the battle, now chime in with their voices.

Started singing
The villagers express happiness and relief that the mongoose succeeded in killing the cobra.

For the snake
The death of the cobra seems to be a victory for the people and brings them happiness.

Killed them all
Despite the efforts of the people, the cobra did succeed in taking lives.

Cobra eggs
Even after the death of the cobra, its legacy remains.

Now are hatching
The eggs that the cobra had laid are starting to hatch, and the danger from the cobra's offspring has yet to be dealt with.

Baby cobras
The offspring of the cobra pose a danger to the people in the village.

Back for more!
The baby cobras will potentially grow up to be just as dangerous and malicious as their parent.

(fade...)
The song ends with the threat of the baby cobras still present; it is unclear if another mongoose will be needed to come to their aid.