Most online information says the phrase is an old English proverb, but many other posts identify the originator (in England) as founder of the Boy Scouts, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who picked up the phrase while he was in Ghana with the Ashanti. 'If it were not for the depressing heat and the urgency of the work, one could sit down and laugh to tears at the absurdity of the thing, but under the circumstances it is a little "wearing." But our motto is the old West Coast proverb, "Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey"; in other words, "Don't flurry; patience gains the day." It was in joke suggested as a maxim for our levy of softly-sneaking scouts, but we came to adopt it as our guiding principle, and I do not believe that a man acting on any other principle could organize a native levy on the West Coast-and live.'
"Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey" is a slogan on a placard on Sir Charles Murchison's desk in London Scotland Yard. 1938 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation movie, "Mysterious Mr. Moto" staring Peter Lorre, written by:
Norman Foster writer
Philip MacDonald writer
John P. Marquand story
The origin of the expression is obscure. It means "ruined everything".
Jeremiah is a very good person and he is a very kind-hearted boy
It came from the movie Poltergiest.
Origin: The verb 'to come' has always meant to arrive or appear. In this 20th Century African-American expression, 'come' takes on the meaning of 'speak.'
Most likely, it is simply a humorous alliteration or possibly a short-hand reference to the "brass monkey" phrase. Snopes (see link) has something to say about brass monkey if you'd care to look.
Most online information says the phrase is an old English proverb, but many other posts identify the originator (in England) as founder of the Boy Scouts, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who picked up the phrase while he was in Ghana with the Ashanti. 'If it were not for the depressing heat and the urgency of the work, one could sit down and laugh to tears at the absurdity of the thing, but under the circumstances it is a little "wearing." But our motto is the old West Coast proverb, "Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey"; in other words, "Don't flurry; patience gains the day." It was in joke suggested as a maxim for our levy of softly-sneaking scouts, but we came to adopt it as our guiding principle, and I do not believe that a man acting on any other principle could organize a native levy on the West Coast-and live.' "Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey" is a slogan on a placard on Sir Charles Murchison's desk in London Scotland Yard. 1938 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation movie, "Mysterious Mr. Moto" staring Peter Lorre, written by: Norman Foster writer Philip MacDonald writer John P. Marquand story
Come Softly to Me was created in 1959.
you did not come from a monkey
SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU English Congregation - 1972
If it is a Strepsirrhine, it is not a monkey. If it is a monkey, it is not a Strepsirrhine.
The cast of Come Softly to Me - 1961 includes: Lee Gaines as himself Delta Rhythm Boys as Themselves
true love has no color
unknown
get it while it's HOT!
Come reconnect with the Connecticut colony
Come softly to me
In music most terms come from Italian. p is an abbreviation of "piano" meaning "softly" or "quietly" (playing softly would be playing quietly). pp is an abbreviation for "pianissimo" meaning "very softly" or "very quietly".