THE ORGAN, THE MONKEY AND ME

(Jack Lesoire / Harry F. Clarkson / Geoffrey Clarkson)

Sam Browne (with Ambrose & His Orch.) - 1937
Gracie Fields - 1937
George Elrick & His Swing Music Makers - 1937


Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
Ciri-biri-beeeeeee
For a penny we’ll play all your troubles away
Ciri-bee
Come and sing chiri-bee
With the organ, the monkey and me
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
Hey Jocko, where’s the mon?
The mon you hide from me
You little son-o-ma-gun
I’ll send you back to Italy
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
We play the melody Pagliacci
And a La Donna e Mobile
The kids don’t want our Pagliacci
They want ha-cha-cha and hi-dee-hay
 
We never play that way
We play a song of love
A happy song of love
A melody of yesterday
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
When we come to the end of the day
And the organ is laid away
The monkey and me, we lie down to sleep
And I dream of Marie, my baby
She is waiting across the sea
Once again in her arms I’ll be
When I go back to Napoli
 
Ciri-biri-bee
For a penny we’ll play all your troubles away
Ciri-bee
Come and sing cirri-bee 
with the organ, the monkey and me
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
 
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...................FADE


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley & Mel Priddle)





(Contributed by Bill Huntley - March 2007)