Sing – Tarzan Song – Youth Activity Archive

A high-energy chant with different characters, including Tarzan and Jane.

This is a Repeat and Answer Song. This song has movements – see recordings to learn the traditional movements.

Printable Music

The Other Day I Met a Bear – Recorder Music by Beth’s Notes

Recordings

Lyrics

Tarzan
Swinging on a rubber band
Tarzan
Smacked into a frying pan

Oooo that’s hurts
Now Tarzan has a tan
And I hope he doesn’t peel
Like a banana

Jane
Cruisin’ in her airplane
Jane
Crashed into a freeway lane

Ooo, that hurts
Now Jane has a pain
She has to use a cane
Now Tarzan has a tan
And I hope he doesn’t peel
Like a banana

Cheetah
Dancing on a pizza
Cheetah
Swallowed an amoeba

Now Cheetah is velveeta
And Jane has a pain
And Tarzan has a tan
And I hope he doesn’t peel
Like a banana
Like a banana

Variations

“Ooo, that’s bad” instead of “Ooo, that hurts”

Replace verses 2 & 3 with:

Jane,
Speeding on her bullet train,
Got hit by an arrow-plane,
Now Jane has no brain.

Cheeta,
Was dancing to the beata,
Crashed into the streeta,
Now Cheeta is Velveta,

WARNING – Some of these lyrics are offensive and/or violent-natured

Shamu.
Was swimming in the ocean blue
Smashed into a big canoe
Now Shamu’s gonna sue
Now Cheeta is velveeta
Now Jane’s got a pain
Now Tarzan’s got a tan

Squirrel.
Was ridin’ on the tilt a whirl
Crashed into a little girl
Now Squirrel’s gonna hurl
Now Shamu’s gonna sue
Now Cheeta is velveeta
Now Jane’s got a pain
Now Tarzan’s got a tan

Monkey.
Was swinging from tree to tree
Got stung by a bumblebee
Now Monkey is so funky

Roger!
Was pitchin’ for the Dodgers
Hit someone larger
Now Roger’s not a Dodger

King Tut.
Doing the Egyptian strut
Fell into a rut
Now Tut’s on his butt

Charlie.
Was riding on his Harley
Crashed into Bob Marley
Now Charlie’s not so gnarly

Rhonda.
Was driving in her Honda
Drove into a pond-a
Now Rhonda has no Honda

History

“Tarzan” references characters from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 series, and utilizes slapstick humor and modern commercial references (such as Velveeta) to parody the heroic jungle mythos of the early 20th century.

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Published on April 21, 2026. Author:

Tia Kennard

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