This song is rather long, so it may be better to use the chorus on its own. Or the leader can sing the verses, with everyone else joining in with the chorus. But the chorus is itself quite long, and may need some work first, to make sure everyone can join in.
Verse 1:
To Bombay, a travelling circus came.
They brought an intelligent elephant, and Nellie was her name.
One dark night, she slipped her iron chains,
And off she ran to Hindustan and was never seen again…
Chorus:
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
Off she went with a trumpety trump, trump, trump, trump.
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle.
Off she went with a trumpety trump, trump, trump, trump.
The head of the herd was calling, far, far away.
They met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandaly.
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
Off she went with a trumpety trump, trump, trump, trump.
Verse 2:
Night by night, she danced to the circus band.
When Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand.
No more tricks, for Nellie to perform.
They taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm…
Chorus