Zamboanga
(Traditional)


Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
Oh, the monkeys have no tails
They were bitten off by whales
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga

Oh, the carabao have no hair in Mindanao
Oh, the carabao have no hair in Mindanao
Oh, the carabao have no hair
Holy smoke! But they are bare
Oh, the carabao have no hair in Mindanao

Oh, the birdies have no feet in Mariveles
Oh, the birdies have no feet in Mariveles
Oh, the birdies have no feet
They were burned off by the heat
Oh, the birdies have no feet in Mariveles

Oh, we'll all go up to China in the spring time
Oh, we'll all go up to China in the spring time
Oh, we'll hop aboard a liner
I can think of nothing finer
Oh, we'll all go up to China in the spring time

Oh, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall
Oh, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall
Oh, we'll all get down to Shanghai
Those champagne corks will bang high
Oh, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall

Oh, we lived ten thousand years in old Chefoo
Oh, we lived ten thousand years in old Chefoo
And it didn't smell like roses
So we had to hold our noses
Oh, we lived ten thousand years in old Chefoo