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The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle starring Herbert Lom was never this much fun
And I'm ready to swear to that
The room is swaying like a boat
But I'm still afloat and that's a matter of fact
Let's address the last few facts we have today
See if any of them help in any way
Ask ourselves now, what would Dr. Korda say?
Dr. Korda was the name of the character played by Herbert Lom in the early sixties T.V. series "The Human Jungle"
Oh, what'll he say when it comes on down?

Chorus:

And you don't ask why
Give me the sex and travel down in the human jungle (x2)
Give me the sex and travel (x2)
Down in the human jungle

Every Tuesday half-past two
We investigate all the things that people are
See the boy who lost his shoe
See the zoo
See the babies ride in unmarked cars
Then the advert brothers stumble in
Watch the telly, do the ironing
All those ladies never learn a thing
What can you say when it comes on down

Chorus

Ba-da ba-da ba-ba bewitched

I'm a camera, I'm a clown
And every you make, I write it down
I know all about your house, I know all about your mouth
I know when, I've got to leave your town
He can help you to recovery
He knows the secrets of psychiatry
You're all now-a-go-go... certainly
But what'll it be when it comes on down?

Chorus

What can anybody do or say? (x8)

Chorus


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The Human Jungle
The title comes from a rather noir little TV series from the early Sixties wherein the great Herbert Lom played the extremely sexy and not entirely unbrilliant Dr. Alexander Kordu, a psychiatrist with the handy ability to sort out even the most appalling cases within sixty minutes.
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Pat Says

The Butcher Says..
The title comes from a rather noir little TV series from the early Sixties wherein the great Herbert Lom played the extremely sexy and not entirely unbrilliant Dr. Alexander Kordu, a psychiatrist with the handy ability to sort out even the most appalling cases within sixty minutes. I love that show, but I love touring better. By the way, anyone who makes suggestions about sex and travel is being extremely rude. Source: Unconditional liner notes

Live Stats

64 documented performances (click to explore)
1985 6 (JBC)
1986 14 (JBC)
1990 7 (JBC)
1993 2
1 (Pat Solo)
1 (JBC)
1994 1 (JBC)
1997 1 (JBC)
1998 1 (JBC)
1999 2 (JBC)
2000 12 (JBC)
2001 2 (JBC)
2002 1 (JBC)
2019 8 (Pat Solo)
2020 4 (Pat Solo)
2021 3
2 (Pat Solo)
1 (JBC)

Media

30 second snippet
2 Recorded Live Performances
1985-11-11 Alabamahalle - Munich, Germany
1986-12-02 Szene Wien - Vienna, Austria Gen1, from cassette soundboard source.