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Zamboanga, Subic, Iloilo, and Mariveles are all locations in the Philippines. Yantai, formerly Chefoo, and Shanghai are in China. These are all locations a sailor would have encountered in the pacific during World War II.
[Verse 1]
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
Oh, the monkeys got no tails
Cause they were bitten off by whales
Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga
[Verse 2]
Oh, we won't go back to Subic in the spring
Oh, we won't go back to Subic in the spring
The mosquitoes there are too big
And they bite you on the pubic
So, we won't go back to Subic in the spring
[Verse 3]
Oh, the women wear no skirts in Iloilo
Oh, the women wear no skirts in Iloilo
They wear dirty undershirts
But they give until it hurts
Oh, thе women wear no skirts in Iloilo
[Verse 4]
Oh, the oxеn have no feet in Mariveles
Oh, the oxen have no feet in Mariveles
So, they slide it on their seat
And they spend the year in heat
Oh, the oxen have no feet in Mariveles
[Verse 5]
Oh, the girls don't smell like roses in Chefoo
Oh, the girls don't smell like roses in Chefoo
But they know a hundred poses
So, come on and hold your noses
Oh, the girls don't smell like roses in Chefoo
[Verse 6]
So, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall
Oh, we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall
And the goose is sure to hang hai
And the gander's sure to bang hai
And we'll all go down to Shanghai in the fall