This pensive lullaby was inspired by Jumbo, the African elephant who briefly lived in a Paris zoo before being eventually sold to P.T. Barnum’s circus. The animal’s name is misspelled in the title, a common mistake among French people reading English.
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Jimbo’s Lullaby was written by Claude Debussy.
Claude Debussy released Jimbo’s Lullaby on Fri Dec 18 1908.