Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song about my daughter Louisa, who was about three when I began calling her "Monkey Girl."
She always had to climb on stuff, spin around, hang from things...you know the type of kid. Now she is a dancer and a gymnast!
Song Description
The song is a celebration of every little kid who has to be on the move all the time. Nine out of ten parents will tell you their kids are monkeys!
| Song Length |
3:19 |
Genre |
Unique - Children |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Exultant, Joyful |
Subject |
Baby, Children, Wild Animals |
| Similar Artists |
Weird Al Yankovic, The Beach Boys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
MONKEY GIRL
Words & Music by Judy Pancoast © 2000
On the day she was born she reached up for her Mama;
You should have seen their faces when she climbed right up on her;
To the top of the monkey bars when she was just three,
Everybody said she was a chimpanzee!
CHORUS:
She's a monkey girl
She's a monkey girl
She likes to swing from the trees and travel all over the world.
She's a monkey girl
She's a monkey girl
Come on and do the monkey boogie just like the little monkey girl.
She's got real strong legs, she can climb like an ape can
And real strong arms she can swing just like Tarzan,
But the thing I like best is her dance, it's so funky!
She jumps up and down and makes a sound like a monkey!
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Well, I had to find out if it could really be true
If a girl could be a girl and a monkey too
She was hanging upside down and do you know what?
I saw her furry little monkey...Whooo!
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE