A popular song from 1905. Interpolated into “The Wizard of Oz”, the original musical. Words by Vincent Bryan. Music by Leo Edwards.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
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This is the tale of a monkey
Who thought of nothing new
A monk who’d always copy
What he saw other monkeys do
It was quite plain, he had no brain
New things he would not plan
Don’t play that game, or you’ll end the same
As the tale of a monkey man
Performance
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