Am Way down in the Congo land lived a happy chimpanzee C G7 D G She loved a monkey with a long tail lordy how she loved him Am Each night he would find her there swingin' in the coconut tree G7 D7 G And the monkey gay at the break of day loved to hear his chimpie say C Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab said the chimpie to the monk G7 Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab said the monkey to the chimp C All night long they'd chatter away all day long they were happy and gay D7 G7 Swingin' and singin' in their honky tonky way C
Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means monk I love but you E7 Am Aba daba dab in monkey talk means chimp I love you too F C A7 Then the big baboon one night in June he married them and very soon D7 G7 C They went upon their aba daba honeymoon