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Sheet Music, 1910-1919

(50 points)The textarea shown to the left is named ta in a form named f1.It contains the top 10,000 passwords in order of frequency of use - each followed by a comma (except the last one). Monkeys Grasp for the Moon The idea for this installation came from a Chinese saying “monkeys grasp the moon” which alludes to an old folk tale about a group of monkeys who tried to capture the moon.

ISBN

MUM00682, 0331

Description

Cover: drawing of two women sitting in the jungle.; Publisher: Jerome H. Remick and Co. (New York)

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Songs -- United States -- 20th Century; Popular Music -- United States

Relational Format

music score

Original Format

scores

Original Collection

Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Lyrics

Lyrics:
First verse
When the jungle trees are swaying, Bending to the brezes, playing, After the sun goes down. Little monkey eyes are gleaming, Little monkey hearts are dreamin, Down in Jungle town. Ev'ry eye is turned toward the eastern sky, They're watching for the jungle moon. Watching for its beams of yellow, When the jungle moon is mellow, That's the time when monkeys like to spoon.
Chorus
By the light of the jungle moon, In the tree-tops above, Monkey boy sings a loving tune to his own turtle dove. And he whispers Sweet Monkey Maid, won't you come out and spoon? Here's where the bliss is, Come get your kisses, By the light of the jungle moon. By the light of the jungle moon, In the tree-tops above, Monkey boy sings a loving tune to his own turtle dove. And he whispers Sweet Monkey Maid, won't you come out and spoon? Here's where the bliss is, Come get your kisses, By the light of the jungle moon.
Second verse
Listen to the awful clatter, Monkeys wonder what's the matter, There goes a monkey lad. Crashing through the jungle branches, Close behind him taking chances, Comes Miss Monkey's Dad. Seems as if her angry Papa saw him kiss her, And he means to catch him soon, While the old man tries to find him, Monkey boy will steal behind him, Back where sweet Miss Monkey waits to spoon.
(Chorus)

Content Disclaimer

The derogatory terms, images, and ideas that appear in some of this sheet music are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. They do represent the attitudes of a number of Americans at the times the songs were published. As such, it is hoped that the sheet music in this collection can aid students of music, history, and other disciplines to better understand popular American music and racial stereotypes from the 19th- and early 20th-centuries.

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America – The Best Of MusikLaden (2002) DVD
DVD VIDEO_TS NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR Dolby AC3 (5.1 Surround / 2.0 Stereo)
Total Size: 2.45 GB 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pioneer Artists USA Cat#: PA-11856 Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

Pioneer Artists presents the “Best Of Musikladen – America”. This concert footage from 1975 includes such hits as Horse With No Name, Ventura Highway, Tin Man, Don’t Cross The River, and I Need You, Moon Song, Lonely People, Wind Wave, Rainbow Song, Green Monkey, and California Revisited. Part of the MusikLaden Live Series.― Amazon

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: 1998
• Released Date: 2002
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Setlist:
01. Ventura Highway
02. I Need You
03. Don’t Cross The River
04. Horse With No Name
05. Moon Song
06. Lonely People
07. Wind Wave
08. Rainbow Song
09. Tin Man
10. California Revisited
11. Green Monkey

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