Aba Daba Honeymoon

Words & Music by Arthur Fields & Walter Donovan
Recorded by Debbie Reynolds, 1951 (#3)
From the 1950 movie "Two Weeks In Love


A     Fdim  A6    Fdim  A    Fdim   A6    
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"

Fdim      A6    Cdim     A6
Said the chimpie to the monk;

 A     Fdim  A6    Fdim  A    Fdim   A6    
"Bab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"

Fdim     D9             Bm7
Said the monkey to the chimp.

E7/9      Cdim        E7/9     E7
All night long they'd chatter away,

A6      Cdim           A6
All day long they were happy and gay, 

B7      Cdim    B7     Fdim      E7   Bm7-5   E7
Swinging    and singing in their honky tonky way.

A     Fdim  A6    Fdim  A    Fdim   A6    
"Ab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab-a dab,"

Fdim    A6     Cdim     A6
Means "monk, I love but you." 

C#7         Fdim(III)     C#7      Fdim(III)
"Bab-a dab-a   dab"    in mon - key   talk 

       F#m               F#m7
Means "Chimp, I love you too."

         D              Cdim  
Then the big baboon one night in June 

    A               C#7  F#7
He married them and very soon 

B7                   E7                A        C#7   F7
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,

B7                   E7                A    Cdim  A6
They went upon their ab-a dab-a honey moon,

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