MONKEY 1961 (IRVING BURGIE) HARRY BELAFONTE(youtube) FAST 4/4 CALYPSO
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1) _ONE MONDAY/MORNING I GOT UP/LATE AND THERE WAS MISTER/ MONKEY OUTSIDE ME/ GATE
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_ONE MONDAY/MORNING I GOT UP/LATE AND THERE WAS MISTER/MONKEY OUTSIDE ME/GATE
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_DON'T KNOW WHAT T0/ SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO_ DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/ DO
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_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO
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_MY GIRL CAME/OVER TO HAVE A/ DRINK_ I CAME DOWN/STAIRS AND WHAT DO YOU/THINK
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_ MONKEY HAD/RUN AND HE LET HER/IN AND POURED HER A /GLASS OF ME FAVORITE/GIN
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_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/ DO
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_ WHEN I DRINK GIN/ MONKEY DRINK GIN/TOO_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO
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_I RAN TO DE/YARD TO GET A /STICK, I'M TELLING YOU/FRIENDS, THAT MONKEY WAS /QUICK
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'CAUSE WHEN I RE/TURN, MUCH TO MY DIS/GRACE, THE MONKEY HAD ME/GAL IN A MAD EM/BRACE
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_I WENT TO ME/BATH FOR A BURMA/ SHAVE. THIS MONKEY GONNA/PUT ME IN IN-NA MY/GRAVE
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_THE ENITRE/CAB'NET WAS LAID TO/WASTE. I HAD TO/SHAVE WID SOME GLEEM TOOTH/PASTE
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_DON'T KNOW TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO_DON'T KNOW WHAT TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO
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_WHEN I GO TO/SHAVE, MONKEY GO SHAVE/TOO_DON'T KNOW TO/SAY DE MONKEY WON'T/DO
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_WELL, BY THIS/TIME I WAS IN DE/SPAIR. I WAS USING MY/ SHOEBRUSH TO BRUSH ME/HAIR
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_I ASK HIM TO/ LEAVE BUT HE STAY A/ROUND. HE PULLED THE/CHAIN AND I ALMOST WENT/DOWN
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_ME PATIENCE RUN/OUT AND I'M TELLING YOU/SURE, TOMORROW I'M GONNA/SHOW DAT MONKEY DE/ DOOR
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_AND IF HE DON'T/ LEAVE I'M INVITIN'/ YOU_ TO MY HOUSE FOR/DUMPLINGS AND MONKEY/STEW
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