Alternative versions have similar tunes to the first verse of the 1890s folk song "Shortnin' Bread."
An additional final verse includes lines such as: No little monkeys jumping on the bed, None fell off and bumped their head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "Put those monkeys back to bed!
"[5] The song can be performed with gestures to accompany each verse, such as:[6] Eileen Christelow has written a series of books titled "Five Little Monkeys ..".
[8] In 2021, Filipino TikToker Amor Carias, also known by her stage name "Miss Catering", performed a cover of "Five Little Monkeys", this time with lyrics mashed up from "Humpty Dumpty", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and possibly "Three Little Kittens", along with Tagalog-language "Tagu-taguan maliwanag ang buwan", "I wanna be a tutubi" and "Pen Pen de Sarapen", plus the song "Upuan" by Gloc-9 and Zelle vocalist Jeazell Grutas.
[9][10][11] Five little monkeys, Humpty Dumpty Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, 'Pag bilang kong tatlo, nakatago na kayo Kayo po na nakaupo, subukan mong tumayo I wanna be a tutubi a twinkle star Haw-haw de carabao de batuten Meow!