the monkey's wedding
the monkey's wedding:
traditional song
song sample:
lyrics:
The monkey married the baboon's sister,
Gave her a ring and then he kissed her;
kissed her so hard he raised a blister,
She set up a yell.
The bridesmaid stuck on some court-plaster,
It stuck so fast it couldn't stick faster;
Surely it was a sad disaster,
But it soon got well.
What do you think the bride was dressed in?
White gauze veil and a green glass breast pin,
Red kid shoes quite interestin',
She was quite a belle.
The bridegroom blazed with a blue shirt-collar,
Black silk stock that cost a dollar,
Large false whiskers, the fashion to follow;
He cut a monstrous swell.
What do you think they had for supper?
Chestnuts raw and boiled and roaster,
Apples sliced and onions toasted,
Peanuts not a few.
What do you think they had for a fiddle?
An old banjo with a hole in the middle,
A tambourine and a worn-out griddle,
Hurdy-gurdy too.
What do you think were the tunes they danced to?
What were the figures they advanced to,
Up and down as they chanced to?
Tails they were too long!
"Duck in the kitchen," "Old Aunt Sally,"
Plain cotillion, "Who keeps Tally?"
Up and down they charge and rally!
Ended is my song.
the_monkeys_wedding.pdf
