Monkey Vendor

(album: We, The Tokens, Sing Folk - 1962)

As I was walking down the beach
On the island of Panguay
I saw a little man with a monkey in his hand
And then I heard him say

How much do you got
For this monkey that I got
Do you got a lot to pay
If you don't got a lot
For this monkey I got
Then I take what you got
For this monkey I got

Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Dumba dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumba dumba dumba lai

Next day I went down to the shore
In a misty tropical rain
To see that little man once more
And hear him say again

Hup hup
How much do you got
For this monkey that I got
Do you got a lot to pay
If you don't got a lot
For this monkey I got
Then I take what you got
For this monkey I got

Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Dumba dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumba dumba dumba lai

That little man he had no cares
And made that all [?]
By selling his monkeys to everyone
And saying just one thing

Hup hup
How much do you got
For this monkey that I got
Do you got a lot to pay
If you don't got a lot
For this monkey I got
Then I take what you got
For this monkey I got

Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Dumba dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumba dumba dumba lai
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila
Hey dumbalaila...