Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello - The Monkey (the Clarksdale Sessions) lyrics
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Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind Now, three monkey sittin' in a coconut tree Discussin' things as they all say it to be Said one to the other, now, listen you two There's a certain rumor that can't be true That man descended from our noble race The very idea is a big disgrace No monkey ever deserted his wife Starve a baby [Incomprehensible] Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind Ain't you never know a mother monk To leave her babes with others to bonk Pass 'em on from one to another 'Til they scarcely knew who was their mother Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind And another thing you never see I monkey build a fence around the coconut tree And let another coconuts go to waste Forbidden all the other monkeys to come and taste What if I put up fence around this tree Starvation would force you to steal from me Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind Here's another thing a monkey won't do Go out at night and get on a [Incomprehensible] Use a gun, a club or knife To take another monkey's life Yeah, man descended [Incomprehensible] But brothers from us, he did not come Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind