order in the court

1. Order in the court,
   Order in the court!
   Speak, monkey, speak!"

   Version 2:

   Order in the court!
   The monkey wan to to talk!
   First one to talk is the monkey!

   Australian version 1940 or so. Usually followed by a strained silence till some child could last no longer, and spoke .

2. cj has a variation

   Order in the court
   Order in the court
   The first one to speak
   Is a monkey for a week.