Lila
If you look up Congo River (2) in the DT or under (sailor)
you'll find the West Indian rowing shanty a version of what
you're looking for."The Monkey's Wedding" as follows coomes
from Carl Sandburg's 'American Songbag'.


THE MONKEY'S WEDDING


The monkey married the baboon's sister
Gave her a ring & then he kissed her
She set up a yell
The bridesmaid stuck on some court-plaster
It stuck so fast it couldn't stick faster
Surely 'twas a sad disaster
But it soon got well

What do you think the bride was dressed in
White gauze veil and a green glass breast-pin
Red kid shoes quite interestin
She was quite a belle
The bridegroom blazed with a blue shirt-collar
Black silk stock that cost a dollar
Large false whiskers the fashion to follow
He cut a monstrous swell

What do you think they had for supper
Chestnuts raw & boiled & roasted
Apples sliced & onions toasted
Peanuts not a few
What do you think they had for a fiddle
An old banjo with a hole in the middle
A tambourine & a worn-out griddle
Hurdy-gurdy too

What do you think were the tunes they danced to
What were the figures they advanced to
Up & down as they chanced to
Tails they were to lomg
"Duck In The Kitchen," "Old Aunt Sally,"
Plain cotillion, "Who Keeps Tally"
Up & down they charge & rally
Ended is my song.