Текст песни Signifyin' Monkey - Oscar Brown Jr.
Said
the
signifyin′
monkey
to
the
lion
one
day,
'Hey,
there′s
a
great
big
elephant
down
the
way,
Goin'
'round,
talkin′,
I′m
sorry
to
say,
About
your
mama
in
a
scandalous
way.
Yes,
he's
talkin′
'bout
your
mama
And
your
gran′ma
too,
An'
he
don′t
show
too
much
respect
for
you.
You
weren't
here
an'
i
sure
am
glad,
′Cause
what
he
said
about
your
mama
made
me
mad!′
Signifyin'
monkey,
Stay
up
in
your
tree;
You
are
always
lyin′
and
signifyin';
But
you
better
not
monkey
with
me.
The
lion
said,
′yeah
- well
i'll
fix
him!
Tear
that
elephant
limb
from
limb.′
Then
he
jungle
with
a
mighty
roar,
Took
off
like
a
shot
from
a
forty-four.
He
found
the
elephant
where
the
tall
grass
grows
And
said,
'i
come
to
punch
you
in
your
long
nose!'
The
elephant
looked
at
the
lion
in
surprise
And
said,
′boy,
you
better
go
pick
on
Somebody
your
size.′
But
the
lion
wouldn't
listen,
He
made
a
pass,
The
elephant
slapped
him
down
in
the
grass.
The
lion
roared
and
sprang
from
the
ground
And
that′s
when
the
elephant
really
went
to
town.
I
mean
he
whipped
that
lion
for
the
rest
of
the
day
And
i
still
don't
see
how
that
lion
got
away.
But
he
dragged
on
off,
more
dead
than
alive
And
that′s
when
that
monkey
started
His
signifyin'
jive.
Signifyin′
monkey,
Stay
up
in
your
tree;
You
are
always
lyin'
and
signifyin';
But
you
better
not
monkey
with
me.
The
monkey
looked
down
and
said,
′Oooooeee!
What
is
this
beat-up
mess
i
see?
Is
that
you,
lion?
Ha,
ha,
do
tell,
man,
he
whipped
your
head
To
a
fare-thee-well,
Give
you
a
beatin′
that
was
rough
enough
And
you
supposed
to
be
'king
of
the
jungle′
- Ain't
that
some
stuff.
You
big
overgrown
pussycat,
Don′t
you
roar,
or
i'll
hop
down
there
And
whip
you
some
more!′
The
monkey
got
to
laughin'
And
jumpin'
up
and
down,
But
his
foot
missed
the
limb
And
he
plunged
to
the
ground.
The
lion
was
on
him
with
all
four
feet,
Gonna
grind
that
monkey
to
hamburger
meat.
The
monkey
looked
up
with
tears
in
his
eyes,
And
said,
′please,
mister
lion,
i
apologize!
I
meant
no
harm,
please
lemme
go
And
i′ll
tell
you
somethin'
You
really
need
to
know.′
Signifyin'
monkey,
Stay
up
in
your
tree;
You
are
always
lyin′
and
signifyin';
But
you
better
not
monkey
with
me.
The
lion
stepped
back
to
hear
what
he′d
say
An'
that
monkey
scampered
up
a
tree
And
got
away.
'What
i
wanna
tell
ya,′
The
monkey
hollered
then,
′Is
if
you
fool
with
me,
i'll
sic
the
elephant
On
you
again!′
The
lion
just
shead
and
said,'you
jive...
If
you
and
your
monkey
children
wanna
keep
alive,
Up
in
them
trees
is
where
you
better
stay!′
And
that's
where
they
are
to
this
very
day.
Signifyin′
monkey,
Stay
up
in
your
tree;
You
are
always
lyin'
and
signifyin';
But
you
better
not,
No,
you
better
not,
You
are
always
lyin′,
and
signifyin′,
But
you
better
not
monkey
with
me.
1 Work Song
2 But I Was Cool
3 Bid 'Em In
4 Signifyin' Monkey
5 Watermelon Man
6 Somebody Buy Me A Drink
7 Rags and Old Iron
8 Dat Dere
9 Brown Baby
10 Hum Drum Blues
11 Sleepy
12 Afro Blue
13 Mr. Kicks
14 Hazel's Hips
15 World of Grey
16 Forbidden Fruit
17 Straighten Up and Fly Right
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