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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur
Performer
Jim Rothermel
Jim Rothermel
Clarinet
Ruth Davies
Ruth Davies
Bass Guitar
Lance Dickerson
Lance Dickerson
Drums
Danny Caron
Danny Caron
Guitar
John Rosenberg
John Rosenberg
Keyboards
Kevin Porter
Kevin Porter
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Walter Donovan
Walter Donovan
Composer
Liles Joe Edward
Liles Joe Edward
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur
Producer
Leib Ostrow
Leib Ostrow
Executive Producer
Denise Levine
Denise Levine
Assistant Producer
Gary Mankin
Gary Mankin
Recording Engineer
Jim Rothermel
Jim Rothermel
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Way down in the Congoland Lived a happy chimpanzee She loved a monkey with a long tail (Lordy, how she loved him) Each night he would find her there Swinging in the coconut tree And the monkey gay, at the break of day Loved to hear his chimpie say Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the chimpie to the monk Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the monkey to the chimp All night long they'd chatter away All day long they were happy and gay Swinging and singing in their hunky tonkey way Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Means, monk, I love but you Baba, daba, dab, in monkey talk Means, chimp, I love you, too Then the big baboon, one night in June He married them and very soon They went upon their aba daba honeymoon Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the chimpie to the monk Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the monkey to the chimp All night long they'd chatter away All day long they were happy and gay Swinging and singing in their hunky tonkey way Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Means, monk, I love but you Baba, daba, dab, in monkey talk Means, chimp, I love you, too One night they were made man and wife And now they cry, this is the life Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon Well, you should have heard that band Play upon their wedding day Each chimp and monkey had nutshells (Lordy, how they played them) And now it is every night High up in the coconut tree It's the same old thing, with the same old swing When the monk and chimpie sing Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the chimpie to the monk Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the monkey to the chimp All night long they'd chatter away All day long they were happy and gay Swinging and singing in their hunky tonkey way Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Means, monk, I love but you Baba, daba, dab, in monkey talk Means, chimp, I love you, too Then the big baboon one night in June He married them and very soon They went upon their aba daba honeymoon Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the chimpie to the monk Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Said the monkey to the chimp All night long they'd chatter away All day long they were happy and gay Swinging and singing in their hunky tonkey way Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab Means, monk, I love but you Baba, daba, dab, in monkey talk Means, chimp, I love you, too One night they were made man and wife And now they cry, this is the life Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon
Writer(s): Arthur Fields, Walter Donovan Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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