Once upon a time there lived a little pygmy dude
In what was known as the Belgian Congo
One sunny day he said goodbye to his family
And went out hunting deep in the jungle
Then the Force Publique attacked
They killed his children and wife
The pygmies ran for they lives
Force Publique wiped out the tribe
Except for...
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Few days later he was captured by slavers
Beaten, chained and thrown on a ship
The destination was Bronx Zoo in New York City
Now Benga was stuck in deep s***
They locked him up in a cage
With a chimpanzee
And people gathered to see
The sweet little exotic pygmy
Known as...
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
The only known human being
That's ever been exhibited in a zoo
At least against his own will...Ota was black,
But he must have felt blue
Being the main attraction
Doesn't necessarily equal fun
In 1916, he said 'That's it' and blew
His brains out with a stolen gun
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
In what was known as the Belgian Congo
One sunny day he said goodbye to his family
And went out hunting deep in the jungle
Then the Force Publique attacked
They killed his children and wife
The pygmies ran for they lives
Force Publique wiped out the tribe
Except for...
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Few days later he was captured by slavers
Beaten, chained and thrown on a ship
The destination was Bronx Zoo in New York City
Now Benga was stuck in deep s***
They locked him up in a cage
With a chimpanzee
And people gathered to see
The sweet little exotic pygmy
Known as...
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
The only known human being
That's ever been exhibited in a zoo
At least against his own will...Ota was black,
But he must have felt blue
Being the main attraction
Doesn't necessarily equal fun
In 1916, he said 'That's it' and blew
His brains out with a stolen gun
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga
Ota - Benga