ZAMBOANGA

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

3
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.

4
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.

5
Ob, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall,
Ob, 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.

6
Oh, we lived ten tbousand years in old Chefoo.
Oh, we lived ten tbousand years in old Chefoo.
And it didn't smell like roses,
So we had to hold our noses,
Oh, we lived ten tbousand years in old Chefoo.

Note: ca 1890? RG For WW2 version, see Fighter Pilots
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