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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was there on the day the monkey
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came into this world
His face was round and reddish
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and his hair was slightly curled
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He didn't look too different from
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the others I had seen
Who'd- a- thought he was the
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answer to the nation's dream?
Verse 2
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At first he didn't seem
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to be intelligent at all
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Each time he'd start to walk about
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he'd stumble and he'd fall
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My first impression was to be
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a most mistaken thought
Lord a'mighty, what's this little
hairy monkey wrought?
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Verse 3
Because I witnessed his departure
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from his mother's womb
I felt inclined to check his progress
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every afternoon
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One day the keeper of the zoo
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called in the live TV
Frankly said, "I think you'll be
amazed at what you see"
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Verse 4
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The monkey walked and talked
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and waved his arms about his head
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In the corner was the stack
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of books that he had read
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"An Educated Monkey!",
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said the papers 'cross the land
It was more than weary
sociologists could stand
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Verse 5
Oh, his fame was universal,
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he was on the Carson show
People talked about him kindly
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everywhere he'd go
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His insight was amazing,
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his philosophy was fair
He became a politician
welcome everywhere
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Verse 6
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His wit was not to be compared
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with any mind intact
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He'd lace a phrase with irony
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and blend it all with fact
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Conservatives applauded and the lib
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erals were entranced
The bigots and the integrationists were
in his camp
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Verse 7
Nobody dared to meet him
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in an open press debate
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He was nominated by
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the folks from every state
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Yes, a monkey was the President,
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though maybe not the first
And there was peace and harmony
throughout the universe
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Verse 8
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The dream I had last night
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has been related as it came
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As for interpretation, well,
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it's really very plain
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Would you rather have a monkey up in Washington,
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D.C.
Or have those people making
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monkeys out of you and me?
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