Nellie the Elephant
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Nellie the Elephant is a fictional intelligent elephant from the song of the same name, written in 1957 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart.
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[edit] Recorded versions
The most famous version was recorded by Mandy Miller. It was thrust back in to the spotlight over Christmas 1984, when The Toy Dolls recorded an upbeat version of the track, which reached number four in the festive edition of the UK Singles Chart.
The chorus of the song goes:
- Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk
- And said goodbye to the circus
- Off she went with a trumpety-trump
- Trump, trump, trump
In 2005, a new cover of the song was released by the band Captain Bogg and Salty, on their album, Peg-Leg Tango.
Also, in 2006, Crazy Frog released the More Crazy Hits album, with a remix of this song.
[edit] Rhythm
The rhythm and tempo of this song mean that it is often used to teach people the rhythm of CPR. The recommended ratio for CPR is 30 chest compressions to two breaths. Singing this song twice, with one compression on each measure of the song, gives exactly 30 by the final Trump of the second time it has been sung.
[edit] Trivia
- Children's author Jacqueline Wilson chose the song as one of her Desert Island Discs in October 2005.
