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The Specials – Monkey Man (1979) | Track profile | Dork

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Monkey Man

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Monkey Man

Release date: 19th October 1979

From The Specials (Deluxe Version)

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About This Track

"Monkey Man" is a track by The Specials, from the album The Specials (Deluxe Version), released 19th October 1979. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Specials

The Specials

Lyrics

Monkey Man

[Intro]

This one's for all the bouncers

Big, big monkey man

[Chorus]

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

[Verse 1]

I never saw you, I only heard of you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

I never saw you, I only heard of you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

[Chorus]

It's no lie, it's no lie

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

It's no lie, it's no lie

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

[Verse 2]

Now I know that, now I understand

You're turning a monkey on me

Now I know that, now I understand

You're turning a monkey on me

[Chorus]

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

[Bridge]

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la

[Verse 3]

I was on my way to Banbury Cross

Then I see a monkey upon a white horse

With rings on his fingers, bells on his toes

Sing a little song, wherever he be

'Cause he's a monkey, 'cause he's a monkey

'Cause he's a witty-bitty-switty-bitty monkey man

[Chorus]

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay

Them a tell me you

Huggin' up a big monkey man

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From The Specials (Deluxe Version)

1979

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Album

The Specials (Deluxe Version)

Release year

1979

—Nite Klub
—Blank Expression
—Concrete Jungle
—Too Hot
—Little Bitch
—You're Wondering Now
—Monkey Man
—A Message to You, Rudy
—Do the Dog
—(Dawning of a) New Era
—Doesn't Make It Alright
—It's Up to You
—Stupid Marriage

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Writer: Toots Hibbert
Producer: Elvis Costello