The Monkey Song

**The Monkey Song**is a calypso song originally sung by Harry Belafonte that was adapted for the DVD music collection and CD *Songs from Latin America and West Indies.*In it, Carl and Sarah are "monkeys" that annoy Gemini Stone while four lovely Hispanic sisters help sing the song with the "monkeys."

 Lyrics

**Gem:***One Monday morning, I got up late*

*And there were these two monkeys outside me gate*

*The doorman tried to stop them, but he had no luck*

*The monkeys broke free and they ran amok*

*I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***My house was cared by my maid/nurse*

*I went downstairs and what could be worse?*

*The monkeys was doing a crazy dance*

*They stuffed buggies in me underpants*

*I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***Monkeys dance, then I dance too!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***I went outside to get a stick*

*But I'm telling you, friends, dose monkeys was quick!*

'*Cause when I returned, much to my disgrace*

*The monkeys had the nurse in a mad embrace!*

**Gem's Maid:***I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl:***For a nickel, I'll give you a clue!*

**Sarah:***I didn't know your eyes are blue!*

**Gem:***I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Susana:**Yessa! Whoo!

**Elena:**Ah, play that thing!

(Calypso music break)

**Gem:***I went to the bathroom for a shower and leg shave*

*The monkeys gonna put me into me grave!*

*The entire bathroom was laid to waste*

*They shaved my legs with minty toothpaste!*

*I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***They's crazy nutso, I'm telling you!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***Well, by this time, I was feeling dread*

*They used a shoebrush to shine me head*

*I asked them to leave, but they stayed around*

*They pulled the toilet chain and EEE! I went down!*

*I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***Call my lawyer, I'm ready to sue!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Susana:**Yessa, brother!

(Calypso instrumental break)

**Gem:***Well, me patience ran out and I'm telling you sure*

*Tomorrow I'll show those monkeys the door*

*And if they don't leave, I'm inviting you*

*To me mansion for dumplings and monkey stew.*

*I don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***Now I'm in de stew! Oh, poo!*

**Carl and Sarah:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Gem:***Watch out for monkeys, I'm telling you!*

**Carl, Sarah, Susana, Nina, Elena and Marianna:***Don't know what to say the monkeys won't do!*

**Carl and Sarah:***We're not monkeys, we're just cuckoo!*

**All:***Don't know what to say the Coopers won't doooooo!!*