"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" is the title of several different songs, mostly in the R&B genre, deriving from a common African-American phrase with the general meaning of "one setback should not impede progress".
Commercially successful songs with this title were recorded by Joe Tex (1965), Honey Cone (1971) and Little David Wilkins (1975).
"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" was recorded by Stick McGhee and His Buddies in 1950.
A cover version of the Joe Tex song was also recorded by Terry Knight and the Pack in 1967.
[12] It appeared on the group's Soulful Tapestry album (Hot Wax HA-707).