La Mona Jacinta

Mona Jacinta
Has put on a ribbon
She combs, she combs
And wants to be queen
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

But the poor monkey
Has no crown
She has a hat
Made of fig leaf
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

A bandit parrot
Sells her a dress
A cloak with feathers
And a foam necklace
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

Seeing herself in the fountain
She joyfully says
What a beautiful monkey
She looks like a rose
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

She builds a castle
With just one brick
Surrounded by flowers
And singing toads
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

The monkey cooks
With milk and flour
She prepares the soup
And hangs the clothes
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business

Her monkey husband
Sits on the throne
Her little monkey daughters
On four little chairs
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey business