My little boy came home from school the other day
He told me what his teacher said with oh such great dismay
She said, in Africa there are no tigers to be found
There's no man on the moon
And it's not cheese though it's yellow big and round
And there's no treasure and gold at the rainbow's end
You're growing up and fantasising's over now my friend

But I said, yes there's tigers in Africa and a man once walked upon the moon
And there's treasure and gold at the end of the rainbow
My little boy now would I lie to you

And so I took him to the mighty Zambezi
I said, this time your teacher's wrong, now just you wait and see
We launched our boat outside a place they called the Deka Drum
And soon our lines and spoons were flashing in the midday sun
And somewhere near Msuna he hooked a fisherman's dream
With tiger stripes and gnashing teeth it danced upon the stream

And I said, yes there's tigers in Africa and a man once walked upon the moon
And there's treasure and gold at the end of the rainbow
My little boy now would I lie to you

That night around the campfire in the cool and gentle breeze
We watched the moon rise up and it looked like a piece of cheese
Then we counted stars and planets how they shined and shined
And I told him about Neil Armstrong's step for all mankind
And all about the astronauts and moon buggies and space
And how going to the moon was such a great exciting race

And I said, yes there's tigers in Africa and a man once walked upon the moon
And there's treasure and gold at the end of the rainbow
My little boy now would I lie to you

Next day it rained but later when the storm was gone
A multi-coloured rainbow rose up in that glorious morn
And raindrops clung to leaves and shone like jewels all round
And the rainbow seemed to end right near us in the ground
It was a treasured memory forever to behold
I put my arms around my boy and said, now there's your treasure and gold

And I said, yeah there's tigers in Africa and a man once walked upon the moon
And there's treasure and gold at the end of the rainbow
My little boy now would I lie to you