Harry Belafonte - Monkey Lyrics

Lyrics Monkey - Harry Belafonte




One Monday morning I got up late
And there was Mr. Monkey outside me gate
One Monday morning I got up late
There was Mr. Monkey outside me gate
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don't know what to say de monkey won′t do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
My girl came over to have a drink
I came downstairs and what do you think?
The monkey had run and he let her in
He poured her a glass of me favorite gin
I don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Well I drink gin monkey drink gin too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
I ran to de yard to get a stick
But I'm tellin you friends that monkey was quick
′Cause when I returned much to my disgrace
Mr. Monkey had my girl in a manly embrace
I don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Yessah! Up!
Ah play dat ting!
Round de corner!
Hep!
I went to me bath for a Burma Shave
This monkey going put me in a me grave
The entire cabinet was laid to waste
I had to shave with some Gleem toothpaste
I don't know what to say de monkey won′t do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Well I go to shave monkey go shave too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Well by dis time I was in despair
I was using de shoebrush to brush me hair
I ask him to leave but he stayed around
He pulled de chain and I almost went down
I don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don't know what to say de monkey won′t do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Yep!
Yessah! Play sah!
Mariposa!
Yep!
Well me patience run out and I′m telling you sure
Tomorrow I'm going show dat monkey de door
And if he don′t leave I'm inviting you
To me house for dumplings and monkey stew
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don't know what to say de monkey won′t do)
I don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I drink gin monkey drink gin too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I go (rat tat tat) monkey go (rat tat tat) too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I go brrp! Monkey go brrp! too
(Don't know what to say de monkey won′t do)
When I go down monkey go down too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I go up monkey go up too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
I don't know what to say de monkey won′t do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I go (smooch) monkey go (smooch) too
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
When I play drum monkey play drum too
(Don't know what to say de monkey won′t do)
I don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)
Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do
(Don′t know what to say de monkey won't do)



Writer(s): Burgie Irving, Span Norman


Harry Belafonte - 3 Originals
Album 3 Originals
date of release
03-05-2001

1 Oh, Freedom
2 These Are the Times
3 Round the Bay of Mexico
4 Banana Boat (Day-O)
5 Mary's Boy Child
6 Michael Row the Boat Ashore
7 Matilda
8 Jamaica Farewell
9 Jump in the Line
10 Angelina
11 Wake Up Jacob
12 My Lord What a Mornin'
13 Ezekiel
14 Buked And Scorned
15 Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)
16 Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
17 Oh Let Me Fly
18 Swing Low
19 March Down To Jordan
20 Steal Away
21 All My Trials
22 Go Down Emanuel Road
23 In My Fathers House
24 Goin' Down Jordan
25 Mama Look A Boo Boo
26 Cocoanut Woman
27 Come Back Liza
28 Island In the Sun (from "Island In the Sun")
29 The Marching Saints
30 Haiti Cherie
31 Star-O
32 Sweetheart From Venezuela
33 The Baby Boy
34 Gloria
35 Land of the Sea and Sun
36 Kingston Market
37 Monkey
38 Bally Mena
39 Midnight Special
40 Crawdad Song
41 Memphis Tennessee
42 Gotta Travel On
43 Did You Hear About Jerry?
44 On Top of Old Smokey
45 Muleskinner
46 Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad




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