Using the word monkey toward an African American is on the same level as using the N-word, for those who may be unfamiliar ...

and the teacher launches into the “funny song” in a jazzy, upbeat style. “Happy Birthday to you, you live in a zoo. You look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too. Whoo!” she sings while ...

In the video, a teacher sings an old "monkey" version of "Happy Birthday to You" to a Black child. The boy's mother says he's too upset to return to school.