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The Monkees – I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet (1968) | Track profile | Dork

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The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet

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I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet

Release date: 22nd April 1968

From The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees

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About This Track

"I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet" is a track by The Monkees, from the album The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees, released 22nd April 1968. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

I’ll Be Back Up on My Feet

[Verse 1]

Girl, I know the grass is greener just around the bend

Gotta say goodbye, but don't you fear

Though the road is dark and I might fail to find the end

I won't disappear

[Chorus]

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Chase the moon and sun to find my one and only you

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Lookin' high and I'm lookin' low

When I find my boots, I know I gotta go

[Verse 2]

Maybe I will be a star, or maybe just a clown

Girl, I'll never know until I try

Maybe I will meet a girl who'll try to keep me down

But you don't have to cry

[Chorus]

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Chase the moon and sun to find my one and only you

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Lookin' high and I'm lookin' low

When I find my boots, I know I gotta go

[Verse 2, condensed]

Maybe I will meet a girl who'll try to keep me down

But you don't have to cry

[Chorus]

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Chase the moon and sun to find my one and only you

I'll get back up on my feet

I'll get back up on my feet

Lookin' high and I'm lookin' low

When I find my boots, I know I gotta go

When I find my boots, I know I gotta go

When I find my boots, I know I gotta go

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Track details

From The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees

1968

Album

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees

Release year

1968

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Writer: Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer
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Bass: Max Bennett
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Additional Percussion: Milt Holland
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