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Monkey Man Lyrics — David Byrne | Dork

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Monkey Man Lyrics

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Monkey Man

Written by David Byrne

Produced by Nick Launay

Lyrics

Monkey Man

Back from the war Covered in red, white and blue So here I am But I got nowhere to go Heaven help you now Heaven help you now Monkey man This is not Garden of Eden Take a look Who will eat and who gets eaten? Saturday night I'm gettin' outa my head Who's laughin' now You should be runnin' my friend Heaven help us now Heaven help us now Monkey man D.N.A. and evolution Slide on down Say goodbye civilization A hundred miles an hour in my mind And there you go Outa control into the promised land And down we go Monkey man Are we just some weird mutation? Oh, my mind! Lead me not into temptation Like a snake I will strike without a warnin' Holy cow Someone pinch me, am I dreamin'? Monkey man Let's get back to where we started Slide on down Evolution's goin' backwards

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About this track

"Monkey Man" is a song by David Byrne from the album Uh-Oh, released in 1992. The song was written by David Byrne. It was produced by Nick Launay.

David Byrne profile →Uh-Oh album →Track profile →

Track 9 of 22Warner Records

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