Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch,
limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do1. I had a gal, oh, what a gal, her name was Haydee Brown. I'd take
her out, to ride about, when the moon was shining down. We'd sit
alone, when we got home, out in the old porch swing. Then the dear
little miss, would give me a kiss, while sweetly to her I would sing:
Oh, Haydee, my little lady, I love no one but you. Oh, Haydee, my
little lady, won't you love me, too? We'll get married in June, and
have a long honeymoon, then settle down for life. Oh, Haydee, my
little lady, won't you be my wife?
2. I had a gal, oh, what a pal, she left me alone one day. I didn't
mind, because I find, they most always do you that way. So, I went
about to try n' find out, if another gal I couldn't find. In less
than a day, I'd met Sadie Mae, now I hand her the same old line:
Oh, Sadie, my little lady, I love no one but you. Oh, Sadie, my
little lady, won't you love me, too? We'll get married in June, and
have a long honeymoon, then settle down for life. Oh, Sadie, my little
lady, won't you be my wife?