“The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga” Sheet Music (pdf).
“The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga” Karaoke (midi with lyrics).
Performer: Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock.
Lyrics: Anonymous.
Tune: Traditional.
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga;
The monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga;
The monkeys have no tails;
They were chewed off by the whales;
The monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga.
The carabaos have no hair in Mindanao;
The carabaos have no hair in Mindanao;
Oh, the carabaos have no hair;
Holy Jesus, they look bare;
The carabaos have no hair in Mindanao.
Oh, the ladies don’t wear teddies in Manila;
The ladies don’t wear teddies in Manila;
The ladies don’t wear teddies;
They are always rough and ready;
The ladies don’t wear teddies in Manila.
Oh, they livin’ ’neath the shacks in ol’ Mantiya;
They livin’ ’neath the shacks in ol’ Mantiya;
They livin’ ’neath the shacks;
And they wee wee through the cracks;
Oh, those quaint ones ’neath the shacks in ol’ Mantiya.
There’s a virgin on the island of Panay;
There’s a virgin on the island of Panay;
There’s a virgin so they say;
She was six months old last May;
There’s a virgin on the island of Panay.
Oh, we’ll all go up to China in the springtime;
We’ll all go up to China in the springtime;
We’ll all go up to China
On a submarine or liner;
Yes, we’ll all go up to China in the springtime.
We won’t go back to Subic anymore;
We won’t go back to Subic anymore;
For the captain got a shanker;
Bit the shackle off the anchor;
So we won’t go back to Subic anymore.