We won't be hot Amma!

It was hot as blazes one day last week, and I was struggling to keep cool whilst doing almost nothing. The kids, on the other hand found, these elephant costumes from last year tucked in the closet, and insisted on putting them on so they could march around the house to the music from Jungle book. It made me hot just to look at them in these furry duds, but they were quite happy to spin and dance, and march and spin, while Colonel Hathi called out the beat...hup two three four, give it up two three four...

Smudge has almost outgrown her costume, but JJ still has some room to grow in his. He was quite taken with his tusks...
floppy ears...

trunk...
and tail.
OK, are you ready now? March...

Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four
Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four
Company sound off!

Ho, the aim of our patrol
Is a question rather droll
For to march and drill
Over field and hill
Is a military goal!
Is a military goal!

Hup two three four
Dress it up two three four
Hup two three four
Dress it up two three four

By the ranks or single file
Over every jungle mile
Oh we stamp and crush
Through the underbrush
In a military style!
In a military style!

Hup two three four
Keep it up two three four