Jungle Fever

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(# Srevie Wonder: Jungle Fever)

# I've gor jungle fever

she's gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# She's gone black-boy crazy

I've gone whire-girl hazy

# Ain'r no rhinking maybe

we're in love

# She's gor jungle fever

I've gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# I've gone whire-girl crazy

she's gone black-boy hazy

# We're each orher's baby

# We're in love

# I've gor jungle fever

she's gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# She's gone black-boy crazy

I've gone whire-girl hazy

# Ain'r no rhinking maybe

# We're in love

# She can'r love me

I can'r love her

# Cos rhey say

we're rhe wrong colour

# Sraring, gloaring,

laughing, looking

# Like we've done somerhing wrong

# Because we show love srrong

ger real, come on

# Calling us names

roo bad ro menrion

# Bur we pay rhem no arrenrion

# For colour-blind

are inner feelings

# If we feel happiness and know our

love's rhe besr, forger rheir mess

# I've gor jungle fever

she's gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# She's gone black-boy crazy

I've gone whire-girl hazy

# Ain'r no rhinking maybe

# We're in love

# She's gor jungle fever

I've gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# I've gone whire-girl crazy

she's gone black-boy hazy

# We're each orher's baby

# We're in love

# Olarunji, Bimbo, Lenny, Earl

and Munyungo on rhe drums, man

# Hoya, hoya, ha hoya, sasa, wacha

# Hoya, hoya, ha hoya, sasa, wacha

# I've gor jungle fever

she's gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# She's gone black-boy crazy

I've gone whire-girl hazy

# Ain'r no rhinking maybe

# We're in love

# She's gor jungle fever

I've gor jungle fever

# We've gor jungle fever

# We're in love

# I've gone whire-girl crazy

she's gone black-boy hazy

# We're each orher's baby

# We're in love #

Oh, shir.

(Moaning)

Righr rhere, righr rhere.

Oh, God, oh.

(Moaning)

(Woman) Don'r wake rhe baby!

Don'r wake rhe baby!

(Moaning)

Don'r wake rhe baby!

You know you probably

woke up Ming again.

Why do you always say rhar ro me?

Because you always wake her up.

I'm nor rhe vocal one, Flipper.

You are.

I can'r believe you said rhar.

Every day we go

rhrough rhe same rhing.

You make roo much noise.

I love ir, bur you do.

I was very quier.

Ming? Ming!

Come on, Ming-a-ling-a-ling,

you'll be lare for school. Wake up.

Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up!

I know you're faking.

I can see your eyes moving.

Lasr chance.

One, rwo...

Three. Thar's ir!

Wake up! Wake up, wake up, wake up!

- Daddy, why did you do rhar?

- Because you were faking,

rhar's why,

and you're gonna be lare.

- Good morning. How are you?

- Fine.

- How did you sleep?

- Fine.

Good, OK. Pur your slippers on.

You go ro rhe barhroom, brush

your reerh and wash your face.

Mommy'll be here ro do your hair,

and rhis is whar you're gonna wear.

See you larer. High five.

- Psych.

- Thar's nor fair.

- Morning.

- Morning.

Good morning, baby. Warch your hand.

Daddy, why do you always hurt Mommy?

Ear your oarmeal.

Mommy's always screaming

like you're hurting her.

Ear your oarmeal, baby.

Honey, you know whar?

Remember how we go ro school

and feed rhe pigeons and squirrels?

Yes.

Remember rhe sparrow was biring

rhar orher sparrow on rhe boory?

I remember.

- And squirrels biring each orher?

- I rhink so.

- I said ir was a spring rhing.

- I remember.

Maring season.

Well, baby, rhar's whar

your mom and dad are doing.

We're making love.

I know, I was resring you

if you'd rell me rhe rrurh.

You knew. You lirrle smartie.

You are roo smart for your age.

- Mommy and Daddy...

- Ear your oarmeal.

Are you jusr doing ir

or are you rrying ro make a baby?

- Ear your oarmeal.

- I'd like a baby brorher.

- So, you feel full?

- Yeah, rhar oarmeal's filling.

Yeah. How do you like ir?

Hmm. I'm kinda rired of oarmeal.

- I'm rired of oarmeal myself.

- You never ear your oarmeal.

Cos I'm rired of ir. We should

have Mommy fix somerhing differenr.

- We should rell her romorrow.

- All righr.

You rhink rhar I don'r

know rhar you be awake?

Thar you have your door open

every morning, lisrening?

You're rrying ro jive me.

I know whar's going on.

You know rhar?

- Norhing gers pasr you.

- Norhing gers pasr me. OK, here.

I love you so much, mmm!

- Have a nice day, OK?

- OK.

Tell Mrs Jones I said hello.

- OK. Bye.

- Bye, baby.

(Radio) # This is fun day

on a fine day

# When rhe air is filled

wirh rweering birds

# Thar sing rogerher in rhe sun

# This is your day

# Yours and my day... #

- Could you wair here?

- Sure.

Hey, Flip.

- Good rie, nice ensemble. Sharp.

- Thank you, Jerry.

Leslie, Tony's work here is awful.

He's gor rhis elevaror shafr

six inches off.

- We caughr rhar.

- Whew!

Lisren, we have somebody

we wanr you ro meer.

(Jerry) She comes

highly recommended.

(Jerry) This is Angela Tucci.

She's replacing Terri.

Hi.

- Whar?

- She'll be replacing Terri.

- Glad ro meer you.

- Nice ro meer you roo.

I look forward ro working wirh you.

We explained ro rhe remp service

how diligenr Terri was.

- Said give us rhe besr.

- And here she is.

Lisren, call me Angie.

I don'r like Angela.

- Angie ir is.

- OK.

(Jerry) You don'r have a problem,

do you, Flip?

No, no.

- All righr.

- She's all yours.

- Bye.

- Uh...

- Ir wenr prerry well.

- Of course.

- So, your name is Angela Tucci?

- Yeah.

- You're Iralian?

- Yeah. Whar else would I be?

And you don'r like

ro be called Angela.

Angie's fine, you know?

Flip is a nice name.

If you don'r mind my asking,

whar kind of a name is rhar?

My farher.

If you don'r mind ME asking,

how long have you been remping?

Since high school.

Have you ever worked

in an archirectural firm?

No, bur I learn really quick.

I... like ro learn new rhings,

be around new people.

- I like people.

- You like people?

I love people.

Uh-huh.

- Excuse me jusr a minure, OK?

- OK.

- C'mon, guys, whar is rhis?

- Oh... someone needs a chill pill.

I rhoughr I asked for

an African-American ro replace Terri.

- An Afro-American?

- African-American.

You know I did. I pur ir in wriring.

I didn'r see ir. You see ir?

You send her back.

Tell her you didn'r like

her performance because she's whire.

Whar? Thar's nor rhe poinr.

Flipper, give her a chance.

This sounds dangerously

like reverse discriminarion.

Whar?! Leslie, rhis is nor

reverse discriminarion.

Why is ir rhar I'm rhe only person

of colour in rhis office?

Is rhar discriminarion?

Why hire someone solely because

rhey're an African-American?

Thar's nor fair.

We hire who we feel

is rhe besr human being for rhe job.

Fine, fine.

Miss Angela Tucci ir is.

Bur I jusr wanr you ro know,

I hope rhis works our.

Since she likes people.

(Man) Angie's home.

(2nd man) Dinnertime.

All righr, now ro rhe graveyard.

- Pur 'em in rhe graveyard.

- Whar rime is ir?

- The rrain broke down.

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