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Monkeys Lyrics — Echo & The Bunnymen | Dork

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Echo & The Bunnymen
Monkeys Lyrics

Lyrics

Echo & The Bunnymen

Monkeys

From Crocodiles1980

Written by Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas, Will Sergeant

Produced by Bill Drummond, David Balfe

Lyrics

Monkeys

I bagsy yours If you'll bagsy mine I'll take a chance If you'll take the blame Forget it Forget it Keymon Keymon Boys are the same Brains in their pockets Girls are the same Knock it and rock it Remember Remember Keymon Keymon I'm not a holy man I'm too lowly for that I'm not a praying man I'm not ready for that Keymon Keymon I bagsy yours If you'll bagsy mine I'll take a chance If you'll take the blame Forget it Forget it Keymon Keymon Keymon Keymon

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About this track

"Monkeys" is a song by Echo & The Bunnymen from the album Crocodiles, released in 1980. The song was written by Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas, Will Sergeant. It was produced by Bill Drummond, David Balfe.

Echo & The Bunnymen profile →Crocodiles album →Track profile →

Track 5 of 12Sire/Warner Records

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Les Pattinson— 118 credits as songwriter & producer →
Pete de Freitas— 91 credits as songwriter →
Hugh Jones— 102 credits as producer →
Ian McCulloch— 219 credits as songwriter & producer →
David Balfe— 25 credits as songwriter & producer →
Will Sergeant— 153 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bill Drummond— 51 credits as songwriter & producer →

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