Album: Hit Parade 1950 (1950)
Charted: 3
Play Video
  • {Chorus}: "Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab" means
    "Monk, I love but you"
    "Aba daba dab," in monkey talk,
    Means "Chimp, I love you too"
    Then the big baboon, one night in June
    He married them, and very soon,
    They went upon their aba daba honeymoon

    Way down in the Congo land,
    Lived a happy chimpanzee
    She loved a monkey,
    with a long tail,
    Lordy, how she loved him!

    Each night he would find her there,
    Swinging in the coconut tree
    And the monkey, gay
    At the break of day,
    Loved to hear his chimp-y say:

    "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba"
    Said the chimp-y to the monk
    "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba"
    Said the monkey to the chimp
    All night long, they'd chatter away,
    All day long they were happy and gay
    Swingin' and singin' in a honky-tonky way

    "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba" means:
    "Monk, I love but you"
    "Aba daba dab," in monkey talk, means:
    "Chimp, I love you too"
    Then the big baboon, one night in June
    He married them, and very soon
    They went upon their aba daba honeymoon

    {Faster}: "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba"
    Said the chimp-y to the monk
    "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba"
    Said the monkey to the chimp
    All night long, they'd chatter away
    All day long they were happy and gay
    Swingin' and singin' in a honky-tonky way

    "Aba daba daba daba daba daba daba" means:
    "Monk, I love but you"
    "Aba daba daba," in monkey talk, means:
    "Chimp, I love you too"
    Then the big baboon, one night in June
    He married them, and very soon
    They went upon their aba daba honeymoon

    Then the big baboon, one night in June,
    He married them, and very soon
    They went upon their aba daba honey...
    Aba daba, aba daba, aba daba honeymoon
    A-honeymoon! Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm {01-08-2016}...
    Kitty Kallen, best known for her 1954 hit, "Little Things Mean A Lot" (#1 for 9 weeks), died Thursday (January 7th, 2016) at her home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The Philadelphia native was 94...
    Born Katie Kallen in 1921, she started singing on the "Horn & Hardart's Children's Hour" on Philadelphia radio. That led to her own show and by the time she was 15, a spot singing with Jan Savitt's big band. She later sang with Artie Shaw, Jack Teagarden, Harry James and Jimmy Dorsey before striking out on her own. From 1955 to 1959, Kitty lost her voice-- though only onstage and was confined to just recording. She charted 14 times solo between 1949 and 1963, including "The Chapel In The Moonlight" (#4-1954), "Aba Daba Honeymoon" with Richard Hayes (#9-1951) and "My Coloring Book" (#18-1963) before retiring in the mid-'60s. Kitty received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was selected for the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2009. She appeared on Broadway in the original production of "Finian's Rainbow" in 1947...
    May she R.I.P.
  • Andre from The Bronx, NyThis is a fun, fun, fun catchy song! Debbie is dee-lightful! Hey, and it's timeless!- Dre
see more comments

Editor's Picks

When Rock Belonged To Michelob

When Rock Belonged To MichelobSong Writing

Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.

Mike Campbell

Mike CampbellSongwriter Interviews

Mike is lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and co-writer of classic songs like "Boys Of Summer," "Refugee" and "The Heart Of The Matter."

Protest Songs

Protest SongsMusic Quiz

How well do you know your protest songs (including the one that went to #1)?

Best Band Logos

Best Band LogosSong Writing

Queen, Phish and The Stones are among our picks for the best band logos. Here are their histories and a design analysis from an expert.

Michael Schenker

Michael SchenkerSongwriter Interviews

The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.

American Hits With Foreign Titles

American Hits With Foreign TitlesSong Writing

What are the biggest US hits with French, Spanish (not "Rico Suave"), Italian, Scottish, Greek, and Japanese titles?