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The monkey speaks his mind
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The monkey speaks his mind<br>
 
<br>
And three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
And three monkeys sat in a coconut tree<br>
 
Discussing things as they are said to be<br>
Discussing things as they are said to be
Said one to other now listen, you two<br>
 
“There’s a certain rumour that just can’t be true<br>
Said one to other now listen, you two
That man descended from our noble race<br>
 
Why, the very idea is a big disgrace, yea”<br>
“There’s a certain rumour that just can’t be true
No monkey ever deserted his wife<br>
 
Starved her baby and ruined her life<br>
That man descended from our noble race
<br>
 
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind<br>
Why, the very idea is a big disgrace, yea”
<br>
 
And you’ve never known a mother monk<br>
No monkey ever deserted his wife
To leave her babies with others to bunk<br>
 
And passed them on from one to another<br>
Starved her baby and ruined her life
‘Til they scarcely knew which was their mother<br>
 
Yea, the monkey speak his mind<br>
 
<br>
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind
And another thing you will never see<br>
 
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree<br>
 
And let all the coconuts go to waste<br>
And you’ve never known a mother monk
Forbidding other monkeys to come and taste<br>
 
Why, if I put a fence around this tree<br>
To leave her babies with others to bunk
Starvation would force you to steal from me<br>
 
<br>
And passed them on from one to another
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind<br>
 
<br>
‘Til they scarcely knew which was their mother
Here’s another thing a monkey won’t do<br>
 
Go out on a night and get all in a stew<br>
Yea, the monkey speak his mind
Or use a gun or a club or a knife<br>
 
And take another monkey’s life<br>
 
Yes, man descended, the worthless bum<br>
And another thing you will never see
But, brothers, from us he did not come<br>
 
<br>
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind<br>
 
<br>
And let all the coconuts go to waste
Yea, now the monkey speaks his mind<br>
 
Forbidding other monkeys to come and taste
 
Why, if I put a fence around this tree
 
Starvation would force you to steal from me
 
 
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind
 
 
Here’s another thing a monkey won’t do
 
Go out on a night and get all in a stew
 
Or use a gun or a club or a knife
 
And take another monkey’s life
 
Yes, man descended, the worthless bum
 
But, brothers, from us he did not come
 
 
Yea, the monkey speaks his mind
 
Yea, now the monkey speaks his mind

Latest revision as of 06:35, 22 April 2009

lyrics for
The Monkey

The monkey speaks his mind

And three monkeys sat in a coconut tree
Discussing things as they are said to be
Said one to other now listen, you two
“There’s a certain rumour that just can’t be true
That man descended from our noble race
Why, the very idea is a big disgrace, yea”
No monkey ever deserted his wife
Starved her baby and ruined her life

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

And you’ve never known a mother monk
To leave her babies with others to bunk
And passed them on from one to another
‘Til they scarcely knew which was their mother
Yea, the monkey speak his mind

And another thing you will never see
A monkey build a fence around a coconut tree
And let all the coconuts go to waste
Forbidding other monkeys to come and taste
Why, if I put a fence around this tree
Starvation would force you to steal from me

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

Here’s another thing a monkey won’t do
Go out on a night and get all in a stew
Or use a gun or a club or a knife
And take another monkey’s life
Yes, man descended, the worthless bum
But, brothers, from us he did not come

Yea, the monkey speaks his mind

Yea, now the monkey speaks his mind