Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Down in the bushbuck’s plein
Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Because of sounds he made

Imbabala the bushbuck was coming home
On a dark and a windy night
And just before he reached his favourite glade
He got a terrible fright

For the strangest sound was ringing out
As ghostly as could be
So he called two of the strongest beasts
To see what they could see

Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Down in the bushbuck’s glade
Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Because of sounds he made

Ndlovu the elephant, he walked in
Into that haunted glade
The sound rang out and he turned about
And cried “Oh I am afraid”

Nyathi the Buffalo said that he
Would go into the dell
He heard the sound and he turned around
And cried "It's under a spell"

Oh what a terrible state of affairs
For the giants of the wilderness
For the largest and strongest to be afraid
Indeed it is a big disgrace

Ibhubesi the lion was walking on by
He said "What goes on, pray tell?"
Imbabala said there is a ghost
Down in my favourite dell

No such thing said the brave old lion
As he beat into a hollow log
He said "Have no fear, the sound you hear"
"Is only Ixoxo the frog"

Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Down in the bushbuck’s glade
Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Because of sounds he made

Imbabala ran through the forest next day
And told of the ridicule
How Ixoxo made the elephant and buffalo
Look like a pair of fools

So from that day
It was they said
Because of Ixoxo's sound

And because of his fearless bravery
The King of the beasts was crowned

Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Down in the bushbuck’s glade
Ixoxo
Crowned the King of the beasts
Because of sounds he made