about
After a rain, I was taking a walk in the woods above our house. Everything was green wet and dripping, and the chorus of this song crept into my head. I kept singing this over and over, and when I returned home I had started to form some lyrics and midway thru realized how the meaning of Jungle could be interpreted. Musically, the calypso type song grew easily, and, I just couldn't help putting some interesting twists on the rhythm.
lyrics
Heart of the Jungle
by John Beccia
(C-F-G7-C, C-F-G7----C)
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle.......the colors swirling by
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle.......me hardly see, me hardly see, me
C
hardly see de sky
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle......the rain fall from on high
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle......me hardly can, me hardly can, me
C-C/B-
hardly can get by
am F G7 C-C/B-
So much is wild ........we can’t control
am F D7 G7 ---------------
Hard for the child......Hard for the ones who have grown old
G7 -----------------------------------------
The ones who have grown old (break)
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle......the truth will never lie
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle......me hardly can, me hardly can, me
C
hardly can get by
INSTRUMENTAL - (C-F-G7-C, C-F-G7----C)
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle......the concrete reaching high
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle.......me hardly see, me hardly see, me
C
hardly see the sky
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle......the tears fall from my eye
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle......me hardly can, me hardly can, me
C-C/B-
hardly can get by
am F G7 C-C/B-
No end in sight..... and still we fall
am F D7 G7 -----------
Always a fight.....hard for the people, one and all
G7 -----------------------------------------
The people, one and all (break)
C F G7 C
Deep in the heart of the jungle...... to live you have to die
C F G7
Deep in the heart of the jungle......me hardly can, me hardly can, me
C
hardly can get by
G7 C
Me hardly can, me hardly can, me hardly can get by
G7 C
Me hardly can, me hardly can, me hardly can get by
credits
from
Big Storm,
released July 21, 2016
John Beccia - lead vocal, nylon guitar, synth, percussion
Suzy Newman - background vocals
Phil Gross - bass
Rich Daulton - drums
Tom Bruner - piccolo
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