See the pretty green wood hoopoes clamberin' in that tree
Sometimes called the monkey birds because of their agility
They all flock together
In a great big crowd
They cackle like ladies tellin' jokes
And laughin' out so loud

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo

They give off a kind of smell when threatened by attack
From a giant monitor lizard or a spotted genet or a serval cat
With long red beaks lookin' for eats noisy as can be
They work together as a team a close-knit family

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo

Then the head of the family selects himself a mate
They make a nest in a hollow tree and mama she's just gotta wait
Until her eggs all hatch out then the family does the chore
Of feeding mama's hungry chicks
When they cry for more

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty Green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo

If you're out in the forest and you hear a cacklin' sound
Look for the green wood hoopoes they're all bound to be around
Do not be distracted it isn't a big melee
It's not a bunch of old ladies tellin' jokes and havin' tea

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty Green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty Green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo

Cackle lakal lakal lakal lakal lakal the pretty Green wood hoopoe
Oh what a happy todo