I've been to Bombay I've seen what a man can do He climbs up a straight rope Right up to the clear full-moon And "boom", he is gone Yeah, heaven is not that far And limbs from a body are falling down on the ground Gee! It must be hard to do Yes, it is true, yes, it is true I think the limbs belonged to an orang-outang, Orang-outang, orang-outang I've been to Bombay I've seen what a man can do He climbs up a straight rope A monkey is with him too And "boom", he's gone to heaven He's mighty daring, mighty, Right he must be some kind'a guru He's out of orbit, out of orb... It seems as if the rope was held by one of the Gods, One of the Gods So tight! Not like elephants' trunks They wobbly-wob, wobbly-wob, wobbly-wob I've been to Bombay I've been to Bombay In my youth I've been to Bombay I've been to Bombay In my youth YaYaeeaoouth! And "boom", he's gone to heaven He's mighty daring, mighty right He must be some kind'a guru He's out of orbit, out of orbit The crowd went hurly-hurly (No, I would never lie to you) He never came downn, never came down (Yes, it is true) He must have gone to heaven (Yes, it is true) And out of orbit, out of orbit