Slide 1

The Monkey Sailors

By Robin Flower

The parrots squall
And the buffaloes bawl
And we, we all,
Sing and go,
Tail and toe,
Diddle-de-dee,
From tree to tree;
Scuttle in glee,
One after another,
Brother and brother,
Dancing, swinging,
Falling, clinging,
You by the hand,
I by the tail,
Like boats on land
We sail and sail,
And the leaves are waves
on a green, green sea,
But there never was sailor
so happy as we.


Slide 2

The Monkey Sailors

By Robin Flower

The parrots squall
And the buffaloes bawl
And we, we all,
Sing and go,
Tail and toe,
Diddle-de-dee,
From tree to tree;
Scuttle in glee,
One after another,
Brother and brother,
Dancing, swinging,
Falling, clinging,
You by the hand,
I by the tail,
Like boats on land
We sail and sail,
And the leaves are waves
on a green, green sea,
But there never was sailor
so happy as we.