CoCo Cabana Band - Ray Stevens

Well, they stowed away on a freighter out of the Congo

And docked in New Orleans

Poked around a bit, but they just didn’t fit

In that Dixieland jazz scene

Made their way over to Biloxi

But that just wasn’t meant to be

But when they knocked on the doors down in Gulf Shores

Well, the rest is history

Wandered into a juke joint down on the beach

While the house band was on a break

Snuck up on the bandstand when nobody was looking

And the house began to shake, yeah

Everybody there had to turn to stare

They couldn’t believe their ears

'Cause when they heard the sound that was being laid down

Well, the whole place broke out in cheers

The gorilla played the guitar

Baboon played the bass

Chimpanzee was a sight to see

Playing drums all over the place

The monkey sang funky backup

Played piano like he had four hands

And the orangutan reared back and sang

Like an old Alabama blues man

So help me, Hannah, they’re the cat’s pajamas

And I ain’t just pounding sand

Yeah, they’re top bananas in South Alabama

They’re the CoCo Cabana (CoCo Cabana)

CoCo Cabana Band

Well, the highbrows and the lowbrows

The beach bums and the elite, yeah

They all gather 'round when the sun goes down

It’s hard to find a seat

They jam into that beach juke joint

Everybody starts to jump and jive

'Cause when the monkey band takes the bandstand

The whole place comes alive

The gorilla plays the guitar

Baboon plays the bass

Chimpanzee is a sight to see

Playing drums all over the place

The monkey sings funky backup

Plays piano like he has four hands

And the orangutan rears back and sings

Like an old Alabama blues man

So help me, Hannah, they’re the cat’s pajamas

And I ain’t just pounding sand

Yeah, they’re top bananas in South Alabama

They’re the CoCo Cabana (CoCo Cabana)

CoCo Cabana Band