A monkey ditty from 1909.
Words by Jack Mahoney.
Music by Theodore Morse.
Companion song to “Down in Jungle Town”.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. When the jungle moon
Is shining thro’ the banyan trees
Then an old love tune
Floats softly on the evening breeze
News is spreading of a wedding grand
All monkey land will be on hand
Listen to them cheering as they stand
While they command “Strike up the band”
“Here comes the bride, here comes the bride”
Just hear the bride-groom sing
CHORUS
“You are my lovey dovey
I am your honey boy
My little tootsie wootsie
You fill my heart with joy
And when the wedding’s over
We’ll go where we can spoon
Monkey shines and monkey kisses
With my little monkey missus
On a monkey honeymoon
2. Hear the wedding bells
Her father gives the bride away
And the jungle swells
Are all dressed in their best array
Her first beau comes round and tries to spoon
That fool baboon, no more he’ll croon
She just listens to the bridegroom’s tune
And they’ll start soon their honeymoon
Where is the bride? she’s by his side
List to his serenade