Harry Belafonte - Monkey

One Monday ^G#morning I got up ^D#late And there was Mr. ^A#Monkey outside me ^D#gate One Monday ^G#morning I got up ^D#late And there was Mr. ^A#Monkey outside me ^D#gate

Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do) Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do)

My girl came ^G#over to have a ^D#drink I came downs^A#tairs and what do you ^D#think? The monkey had ^G#run and he let her ^D#in He poured her a ^A#glass of me favorite ^D#gin

I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do) Well I drink ^D#gin monkey drink gin ^A#too (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do)

I ran to de ^G#yard to get a ^D#stick But I'm tellin you ^A#friends that monkey was ^D#quick Cause when I re^G#turned much to my dis^D#grace Mr. Monkey had my ^A#girl in a manly em^D#brace

I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do) I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do)

I went to me ^G#bath for a Burma ^D#Shave This monkey going ^A#put me in a me ^D#grave The entire ^G#cabinet was laid to ^D#waste I had to ^A#shave with some Gleem tooth^D#paste

I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do) Well I go to ^D#shave monkey go shave ^A#too (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do)

Well by this ^G#time I was in des^D#pair I was using de ^A#shoebrush to brush me ^D#hair I ask him to ^G#leave but he stayed a^D#round He pulled de ^A#chain and I almost went ^D#down

I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do) Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey wont ^A#do (don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey wont ^D#do)

Well me patience run ^G#out and I'm telling you ^D#sure Tomorrow I'm going ^A#show dat monkey de ^D#door And if he don't ^G#leave I'm inviting ^D#you To me house for ^A#dumplings and monkey ^D#stew

Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I drink ^D#gin monkey drink gin ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I go (^D#rat tat tat) monkey go (rat tat tat) ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I go ^D#brrp! Monkey go brrp! ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I go ^D#down monkey go down ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I go ^D#up monkey go up ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I go ^D#(smooch) monkey go (smooch) ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) When I play ^D#drum monkey play drum ^A#too (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) I don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do) Don't know what to ^D#say de monkey won't ^A#do (Don't know what to ^A#7say de monkey won't ^D#do)