The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga (Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock)

“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.


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