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==Cover versions== The song was recorded by a number of performers in the 1960s, including: *[[Dalida]], who recorded ''Petit Éléphant Twist'' in 1962, with French lyrics. *[[the Fabulous Echoes]] on their 1963 [[Diamond Records]] album ''Those Fabulous Echoes'' *[[Bill Haley & His Comets]] who recorded a version for [[Orfeon Records]] in 1964. *Singles by [[Lawrence Welk]] and by the Miniature Men both reached the Billboard Top 100 the same week in 1962.<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RBcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP1|title=NEW ON THE HOT 100|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=74|issue=23|page=1|accessdate=27 October 2018 |language=en |date=9 June 1962|quote=96. BABY ELEPHANT WALK . . . [[Lawrence Welk]], Dot 16364,... 98. BABY ELEPHANT WALK . . . Miniature Men, Dolton 57}}</ref> *[[Quincy Jones]] includes it on his 1964 album ''[[Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Quincy-Jones-Quincy-Jones-Explores-The-Music-Of-Henry-Mancini/release/3380723|title=Quincy Jones - Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini|publisher=[[Discogs]]|id=[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] – MG 20863|language=en|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> *In 1963, Brazilian pre-[[Jovem Guarda]] group [[Trio Esperança]] recorded a vocal version of this song, titled "O Passo do Elefantinho", with lyrics written by Ruth Blanco. This version achieved #14 on the 1963 Brazil radio charts.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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