Monkey With a Monkey
At 11 years of age
I saw a monkey in a cage
He was parked outside a bar
And all the bicycles and cars
Would have a look and have a laugh
As they went flying past
The mascot of the drunks
And if that's not enough
As a curse or as a joke
They taught that monkey how to smoke
And gave him cans of beer to drink
So he wouldn't have to think
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
Bumming smokes and bumming lights
Unluckiest of Lucky Strikes
He was fighting off the shakes
He was looking twice his age
His hair was wearing thin
As he flashed a beggar's grin
He was sickly, he was gray
He was withering away
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
And I wonder what he saw
When he looked back at us all
Throwing matches on the ground
Disappointment all around
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
I saw a monkey in a cage
He was parked outside a bar
And all the bicycles and cars
Would have a look and have a laugh
As they went flying past
The mascot of the drunks
And if that's not enough
As a curse or as a joke
They taught that monkey how to smoke
And gave him cans of beer to drink
So he wouldn't have to think
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
Bumming smokes and bumming lights
Unluckiest of Lucky Strikes
He was fighting off the shakes
He was looking twice his age
His hair was wearing thin
As he flashed a beggar's grin
He was sickly, he was gray
He was withering away
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
And I wonder what he saw
When he looked back at us all
Throwing matches on the ground
Disappointment all around
Smoke is on the rise, hope is dying on the wind
Hours rolling by, monkey getting high again
Hey, they gotta a sight that's gonna stop you in your tracks
Come and see the monkey with a monkey on his back
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Writer(s): Matt Smith
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