In the deepest darkest Africa there is a legend concerning the Great Gray Ghost Elephant. Every year, after the rains, the great gray ghost elephant arose from the mists and wandered throughout the land at dawn. When he came to a village, he would stop and sniff the air, then he would either go around the village or through it. If he went around the village, the village would have a prosperous year, if he went through it, there would be hunger and drought.
The village of Wat-Cha had been visited three years in a row by the elephant and things were very bad indeed. The village leader, Ging-Ganga was very worried, as was the village medicine man Ha-la-shay. Together, they decided to do something about the problem.
Now Ging-Ganga and his warriors where huge men with big shields and spears. They decided to stand in the path of the elephant and shake their shields and spears at it to frighten it away. Hay-la-shay and his followers were going to cast magic spells to deter the elephant by shaking their medicine bags as the elephant approached which made the sound shala-wally, shala-wally, shala-wally.
Very early in the morning of the day the Great Gray Elephant came, the villagers gathered at the edge of the village, on one side were Ging-Ganga and his warriors, (indicate right) and on the other was Hay-la-shay and his followers (indicate left). As they waited the warriors sang softly about their leader
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
As they waited the medicine men sang of their leader
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
And they shook their medicine bags
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
And from the river came the mighty great gray elephants' reply
Oompa, oompa, oompa ...
The elephant came closer, so the warriors beat their shields and sang louder (signal warriors to stand and beat their thighs in time)
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Then the medicine men rose and sang loudly
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
And they shook their medicine bags
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
And the mighty great gray elephant turned aside and went around the village saying
Oompa, Oompa, Ooompa, Ooompa...
There was great rejoicing in the village and all the villagers joined together to sing ...Ging gang gooli
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
Shalli-walli, shalli-walli,
Oompa, Oompa, Ooompa, Ooompa...