So Long, Mojo

I decided one day (just why, I can't say)

To attend a circus revue

To be honest, it wasn't much more than a pitiful zoo

Tranquilized lions that looked to be dying of shame

Drunken clowns in a car

But among the detritus, one trooper shone like a star

From Maine to LA, he toiled each day

Delighting the crowds with his act

But the years had caught up with him and he was losing his step

As fate would dictate, the promoter, dismayed

On that very day broke the news

The performer was gently but firmly given the boot

And he said

So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee

Never was there a friend as loyal as he

Kind, considerate, generous and true

So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you

I could see at a glance there wasn't a chance

The chimp would survive by himself

He needed a friend and a stage, and I did as well

The promoter was pleased to part, for a fee

With the dignified, civilized ape

And that simple transaction would change my life from that day

So let's sing

So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee

Never was there a friend as loyal as he

Kind, considerate, generous and true

So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you

Oh my! Look at him fly

Through the air with the greatest of ease

In his tophat and monocle, serving us crackers and cheese

What next? A scene from Macbeth

Pantomimed for a roomful of friends

That was Mojo: the consummate pro from beginning to end

He liked Avo Cigars and Bel Canto Arias

Schubert, Balvenie and Swift

And how he loved fires and poking at them with a stick

He wasn't a butler (No!) He wasn't a valet (No!)

Nor merely a lovable imp

No, he was a gentleman's personal gentleman chimp

Let's all sing

So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee

Never was there a friend as loyal as he

Kind, considerate, generous and true

So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you

So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee

Never was there a friend as loyal as he

You lot were not fit to tie his shoes

So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you

So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you