Monkey Man

Steve Kilbey / Martin Kennedy

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Lyrics (unofficial)

Brain of a monkey, body of a man
Monkey man is what I am
Not fully monkey and not fully man
Not chimpanzee nor Homo sapien

I got an opposable thumb
I speak in words and walk upright
But sometimes when the moon is full
And the stars in the sky call me out to play at night
And they make me sing
They make me sing

Brain of a monkey, ah, body of a man, ah
Born it seems to wonder if this is accident or planned
Wondering in conjunction now
On what man wouldn't take it to the trash bin
Pop another Mother Nature in the can

Brain of a monkey, body of a man
Born it seems to wonder if this is accident or planned
I'm wondering in conjunction now
Among men taken to the trash bin
And pop Mother Nature in the can

I've been around for years
Seen generations go
But those faces still seem pretty much the same
As ten thousand years ago

I've seen empires and religions
Call their costume uniform
Declaring forms of norms
Like thunderclaps and passing storms

I've seen great acts of kindness
I've seen cruelty
Reminding me there is a lizard
In the monkey in me

Brain of a monkey, body of a man
With a little listen nestled at the base of my brain pan
I'm thinking that we must live out
Every action we begin
I'm wondering if when we meet you're Superman
Or Vonnegut's penguin [3:09]
Woo! (laughter)

Brain of a monkey, body of a man
Monkey man is what I am
Not fully monkey and not fully man
Not chimpanzee nor Homo sapien

Brain of a monkey, body of a man
Monkey man is what I am
Not fully monkey and not fully man
Not chimpanzee nor Homo sapien