Musik & Lyrik: Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan. 1914
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab
In monkey talk means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
Way down in the congo land
Live a happy chimpanzee
She loved a monkey with a long tail
Lordy how she loved him
Each night he would find her there
Swingin' in the coconut tree
And the monkey gay
At the break of day
Like to hear he chimpie say
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the chimpie to the monk
Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the monkey to the chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swingin' and singin' in their
Honky tonky way
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab in monkey talk
Means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
One night they were made man and wife
And now they cry this is the life
Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the chimpie to the monk
Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the monkey to the chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swingin' and singin' in their
Honky tonky way
A ba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab in monkey talk
Means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honey
Aba daba aba daba
Aba daba honeymoon...
Honeymoon.
Words & Music by Arthur Fields & Walter Donovan
Recorded by Debbie Reynolds, 1951 (#3)
From the 1950 movie "Two Weeks In Love"
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim A6 Cdim A6
Said the chimpie to the monk;
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Bab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim D9 Bm7
Said the monkey to the chimp.
E7/9 Cdim E7/9 E7
All night long they'd chatter away,
A6 Cdim A6
All day long they were happy and gay,
B7 Cdim B7 Fdim E7 Bm7-5 E7
Swinging and singing in their honky tonky way.
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim A6 Cdim A6
Means "monk, I love but you."
C#7 Fdim(III) C#7 Fdim(III)
"Bab-a dab-a dab" in mon - key talk
F#m F#m7
Means "Chimp, I love you too."
D Cdim
Then the big baboon one night in June
A C#7 F#7
He married them and very soon
B7 E7 A C#7 F7
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,
B7 E7 A Cdim A6
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Said the monkey to the chimp...
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Said the chimpy to the monk.
All night long they would chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Singin' and Swingin' to the honkey tonkin' way
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Means monk my love for you
Abba Dabba Dabba in monkey talk means
Chimp I love you too!
And then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their Abba Dabba Honeymoon!
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab
In monkey talk means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
Way down in the congo land
Live a happy chimpanzee
She loved a monkey with a long tail
Lordy how she loved him
Each night he would find her there
Swingin' in the coconut tree
And the monkey gay
At the break of day
Like to hear he chimpie say
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the chimpie to the monk
Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the monkey to the chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swingin' and singin' in their
Honky tonky way
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab in monkey talk
Means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
One night they were made man and wife
And now they cry this is the life
Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the chimpie to the monk
Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Said the monkey to the chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swingin' and singin' in their
Honky tonky way
A ba daba daba daba daba daba dab
Means monk I love but you
Baba daba dab in monkey talk
Means chimp I love you too
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honey
Aba daba aba daba
Aba daba honeymoon...
Honeymoon.
Words & Music by Arthur Fields & Walter Donovan
Recorded by Debbie Reynolds, 1951 (#3)
From the 1950 movie "Two Weeks In Love"
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim A6 Cdim A6
Said the chimpie to the monk;
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Bab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim D9 Bm7
Said the monkey to the chimp.
E7/9 Cdim E7/9 E7
All night long they'd chatter away,
A6 Cdim A6
All day long they were happy and gay,
B7 Cdim B7 Fdim E7 Bm7-5 E7
Swinging and singing in their honky tonky way.
A Fdim A6 Fdim A Fdim A6
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"
Fdim A6 Cdim A6
Means "monk, I love but you."
C#7 Fdim(III) C#7 Fdim(III)
"Bab-a dab-a dab" in mon - key talk
F#m F#m7
Means "Chimp, I love you too."
D Cdim
Then the big baboon one night in June
A C#7 F#7
He married them and very soon
B7 E7 A C#7 F7
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,
B7 E7 A Cdim A6
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Said the monkey to the chimp...
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Said the chimpy to the monk.
All night long they would chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Singin' and Swingin' to the honkey tonkin' way
Abba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba Dabba
Means monk my love for you
Abba Dabba Dabba in monkey talk means
Chimp I love you too!
And then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their Abba Dabba Honeymoon!