The Monkeys' Baseball Game Songtext
von Tom Paxton

One day the telephone rang-a-lang-lang,
Way up in the coconut tree
Mr. Monkey folded up his paper
"Someone′s calling me."
"Hello, hello, who you wanna speak to?
There's no need to scream!
Someone wants to play a game,
With the monkeys′ baseball team."

All through the treetops, banging on the coconuts,
Blam-ma-lam-ma-lam-ma-lam-ma boom.
Everyone get your uniform on
And get to the dressing room.
Fielders don't forget your gloves,
Somebody bring the ball.
It's time for the monkeys′ baseball game,
When we get the telephone call.


When the monkeys play the monkeys′ way,
You'll be glad you came;
You never saw the equal of
The monkeys′ baseball game.

Chimpanzee played left field,
Baboon played in right.
Orangutan on the pitcher's mound
Was a most imposing sight.
But the sight you never saw before
And you can bet your hat,
Was the mighty roar that went up when
The gorilla came to bat.

When the monkeys play the monkeys′ way,
You'll be glad you came;
You never saw the equal of
The monkeys′ baseball game.


The other animals had their team,
The pitcher was a kangaroo.
First the umpire said, "Strike one!"
And then he said, "Strike two!"
Gorilla swung his great big bat,
And the ball flew up in the sky.
It dropped in the beak of the pelican bird
As it was flying by!

When the monkeys play the monkeys' way,
You'll be glad you came;
You never saw the equal of
The monkeys′ baseball game.

Now, Mr. Pelican came to earth
Just to see the fun,
But since he landed over the wall,
The umpire said, "Home run!"
Gorilla lumbered around the bases,
Monkeys cheered his name,
Oh, what fun in the jungle at
The monkeys′ baseball game!

When the monkeys play the monkeys' way,
You′ll be glad you came;
You never saw the equal of
The monkeys' baseball game.

You never saw the equal of
The monkeys′ baseball game!