The song title, "sarutori" came from that the last part of the song begins with `sarutori no.' (at Sanno Matsuri Festival, dashi [float] of `saru' [monkey] and `tori' [bird] are ahead of the parade).
この後段の歌い出しが「さるとりの〜」であることが『申酉』の通称の由来（山王祭では「申（猿）」と「酉（鶏」の山車が巡行の先頭をゆく）。