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The Monks – Drunken Maria (1966) | Track profile | Dork

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Black Monk Time
Drunken Maria

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Drunken Maria

Release date: 1st May 1966

From Black Monk Time

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About This Track

"Drunken Maria" is a track by The Monks, from the album Black Monk Time, released 1st May 1966. Full lyrics are available below.

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The Monks

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Lyrics

Drunken Maria

Sleepy Maria, don't drink!

Drunken Maria, don't sleep!

Sleepy Maria, don't drink!

Drunken Maria, don't sleep!

Maria! (Don't drink!)

Maria! (Don't sleep!)

Maria! (Don't drink!)

Oh, Maria! (Don't sleep!)

Maria! (Don't drink!)

Maria! (Don't sleep!)

Ha-Ha-Ha, Maria! (Don't drink!)

Maria! (Don't sleep!)

Sleepy Maria, don't drink!

Drunken Maria, don't sleep!

Sleepy Maria, don't drink!

Drunken Maria, don't sleep!

[Outro]

Come on!

Let's go!

Come on!

That's it!

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Track details

From Black Monk Time

1966

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Album

Black Monk Time

Release year

1966

—Pretty Suzanne
—I Can't Get Over You
—That's My Girl
—Shut Up
—Monk Chant
—Complication
—Love Can Tame the Wild
—He Went Down to the Sea
—I Hate You
—Oh, How To Do Now
—Cuckoo
—We Do Wie Du
—Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice
—Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
—Monk Time
—Love Came Tumblin' Down
—Drunken Maria

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The Monks — Drunken Maria

The Monks — Drunken Maria

Drunken Maria

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Hamburg Recordings 1967

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Writer: The Monks
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