The Monkey's Disgrace (or The Monkey Speaks His Mind) - Dave Bartholomew
Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree Discussing things as they are said to be Said one to the other, now listen you two, There's a rumor around that can't be true That man has descended from our noble race The very idea is a great disgrace No monkey has ever deserted his wife Starved her babies and ruined her life And you've never known a mother monk To leave her babies with others to bunk Or pass from one on to another Till they scarcely know who is their mother Here's another thing a monkey won't do Go out at night and get on a stew Or use a gun or club or knife To take some other monkey's life Yes, man descended, the onery cuss But brother, he didn't descend from us.
great tune from the late 50's...sparse and eerie with an early reggae feel
The Maytals- Monkey Man Dave & Ansell Collins- Monkey Spanner Kim Melvin- One Monkey Honey Cone- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show And this..... Sister Funk Killer....
Number of years back I was doing a charity walk. Women in front of me is wearing a gorgeous Dave Bartholomew tour jacket. Well Dave does not do much touring, so I have to talk to her. Turns out she's one of his daughters, and she is teaching at a local university. I let her know, that I know, how great her dad is. She had just gotten back from NYC where he was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. I asked if Fats and Red Allen and all those people were hanging out in her house when she was growing up. "Fats lived next door."
The only record I've had of his (under his own name) was a French repress of an Imperial lp.
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)
Beatles - Everybodys got something to hide except for me & my monkey King of the swingers from the jungle book! Godiego - Magic Monkey (theme from the excellent old tv series)
Girl, I been shaking, sticking and moving tryna to get you and that booty Tryna get to you and that booty Tryna get to you and that booty Girl, I been shaking and acting a donkey tryna to get you and that monkey Tryna to get you and that monkey Tryna to get you and that monkey
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Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
Discussing things as they are said to be
Said one to the other, now listen you two,
There's a rumor around that can't be true
That man has descended from our noble race
The very idea is a great disgrace
No monkey has ever deserted his wife
Starved her babies and ruined her life
And you've never known a mother monk
To leave her babies with others to bunk
Or pass from one on to another
Till they scarcely know who is their mother
Here's another thing a monkey won't do
Go out at night and get on a stew
Or use a gun or club or knife
To take some other monkey's life
Yes, man descended, the onery cuss
But brother, he didn't descend from us.
great tune from the late 50's...sparse and eerie with an early reggae feel
The Maytals- Monkey Man
Dave & Ansell Collins- Monkey Spanner
Kim Melvin- One Monkey
Honey Cone- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
And this.....
Sister Funk Killer....
Oops... Sorry!!
http://www.indiana45s.com/mp3/feebe_monkeyman.mp3
Mickey's Monkey (duh x2)
Johnny Otis - Signifying Monkey
The only record I've had of his (under his own name) was a French repress of an Imperial lp.
I believe Joe Tex did a version of "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" too.
Major Lance- Monkey Time
Lee Perry- Return Of Super Ape
Brass Monkey- Funkey Monkey (warning: tepid)
Plasmatics- Monkey Suit
Jack McDuff- Grease Monkey
Alvin Cash- Boston Monkey
Peter Gabriel- Shock The Monkey
Jurassic 5- Monkey Bars
Naked Ape OST
Jethro Tull- Steel Monkey
Neil Sedaka- Go Ape
Eric Clapton- Too Much Monkey Business
and last, not least for Pickwick 33:
:::WWWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!::
http://www.zshare.net/audio/farmers-market-of-the-beast-mp3-k0h.html
http://download.yousendit.com/A86D8A4661725739
Georgie Fame - Monkeying Around
(both covers, both on his Fame At Last LP)
The Bees - Chicken Payback (with lots of monkey mentions as well)
And not forgetting 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)
King of the swingers from the jungle book!
Godiego - Magic Monkey (theme from the excellent old tv series)
Tryna get to you and that booty
Tryna get to you and that booty
Girl, I been shaking and acting a donkey tryna to get you and that monkey
Tryna to get you and that monkey
Tryna to get you and that monkey
On a waxidermy note: Robin and Crystal Bernard "The Monkey Song"
Orchestra Harlow does a great cover of this on Fania