The word 'effervescing' means bubbly, foamy, which I always associated with beverages like champagne. This songs opens with the sounds of the jungle at night. Then a tuba sounds a few notes to introduce the elephant. The elephant is the bubbly gossip of the jungle. He intentionally creates a general panic among all the little 'inferior' animals by telling them that a tiger is on the loose and will probably eat them. The animals comically run around "for all the day and the night." But have no fear little ones, says the tiger, you are too small to quench my appetite. I need something more, something big and chewy...like an elephant. The song ends with the sounds of the jungle at night and the scary end of the babbling effervescing elephant. Syd delivers the whole story with great cheer and portrays the tiger as casual bon vivant. This song is from Barrett.
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