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"Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)" is a song in the widely popular Walt Disney film, ''The Jungle Book'', from 1967. The song was sung by J. Pat O'Malley, playing the part of "Colonel Hathi". The song was also sung by Thurl Ravenscroft and The Mellomen, originally Terry-Thomas and Disney Chorus. The song was written by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman. It is written in the spirit of a light commentary on the pointlessness of constant military drilling. In ''Ooh, it's Captain Esther-sword'', Colonel Hathi, his Chorus of Elephants, Esther and her Team are singing it and appears on the soundtrack.〔Sherman, Robert B., ''Walt's Time: from before to beyond'', Camphor Tree Publishers, Santa Clarita, California, 1998, p 81., ISBN 0-9646059-3-7〕 ==Composition== The Shermans were brought into the film by Walt Disney due to his feeling that the film was keeping too true to the Rudyard Kipling book. In a deliberate effort to keep the score "light", this song as well as the Sherman Brothers' other contributions to the score generally concern darker subject matter than the accompanying music would suggest.〔Sherman, Robert B., ''Walt's Time: from before to beyond'', Camphor Tree Publishers, Santa Clarita, California, 1998, p 80., ISBN 0-9646059-3-7〕 "Colonel Hathi's March" was the first song written by the siblings. As the elephants were "big clunky animals, crushing everything as they march through", the Shermans thought the best song for them would be a "heavy and ponderous" military march, with feeble lyrics only describing how the platoon tramples what is in its path.〔Sherman, Robert B. ''The Jungle Book'' audio commentary. ''The Jungle Book - Platinum Edition''〕 ==First Lyrics== All: Hup two three four Keep it up, two three four Hup two three four Keep it up, two three four () Mowgli: A parade! Bagheera: Oh, no! the dawn patrol again. 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. (trumpet ) Hathi: Is a military goal. All: Is a military goal. Hup two three four Dress it hup, two three four By the ranks or single file Over ev'ry 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: Can i do it too. Hathi Jr: Sure just do what i do but don't talk in ranks it's against regulations. Hathi: Hup two three four. Keep it up, two three four. Hathi Jr: The other way turn around. Hathi: Hup two three four. Dress it hup, two three four. Company Halt. Hathi Jr: That means stop. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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