Jeremiah Was A Monkey

Jeremiah was a monkey
Was a fun friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him eat bananas
And he always had some mighty fine 'nanas.

Singing, Joy to the World
All the birds and turtles
Joy to the hippos 'neath the baobab tree
Joy to you and me

If I were the king of the jungle
Tell you what'd I do
I'd throw away the yaks and the traps and the maps
And swing on vines with you

Joy to the World
All the birds and turtles
Joy to the hippos 'neath the baobab tree
Joy to you and me

You know I love the monkeys
We love to have our fun
I'm a high tree climber and a rainbow rider
And a lice-pickin'[1] son of a gun
I said a lice-pickin' son of a gun

Joy to the World
All the birds and turtles
Joy to the hippos 'neath the baobab tree
Joy to you and me

[1] Substitute "poo-flingin'" for "lice-pickin'" if you desire.