Laurel Aitken
Shenley Duffus
Owen Gray
Dudley Sibley
Baba Brooks
Justin Hinds
Don Drummond & The Skatalites
Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers
Stranger Cole
Toots & The Maytals
[Intro]
Yeah; the monkey speaks his mind
[Verse 1]
Two monkeys sat in a coconut tree
Discussin' things as they seem to be
Said one to the other
"Now, listen you, there's a strange rumor that can't be true
That man has descended from our noble race
A bad idea, a big disgrace"
[Chorus]
Yeah; the monkey speaks his mind
[Verse 2]
Another thing a monkey won't do
Is to go out at night an' stay in the due
[Chorus]
Yeah; the monkey speaks his mind
[Verse 3]
An' another thing you will never see
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree
An' when thosе coconuts start to waste
Forbidden others to comе an' taste
[Chorus]
Yeah; the monkey speaks his mind
[Instrumental]
[Verse 4]
An' another thing you will never see
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree
Or use a gun; a spear, or a knife
To take another monkey's life
[Outro]
Yeah; the monkey speaks his mind
The Monkey Speaks His Mind was written by Dudley Sibley.
The Monkey Speaks His Mind was produced by Coxsone Dodd.