Monkey In the Box
from IndigoVertigo by Paul Mark & The Van Dorens
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lyrics
(P.Mark)
From the album IndigoVertigo
All around the world people giving me advice
If I heard it once I heard it more than twice
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Jumping on the sidelines trying to get into the game
The coach yells, sit down son, today ain’t your day
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Woman in a red dress walks into the church
The preacher in the pulpit starts to fumble with his words
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Private in the trenches, got the foe within his sights
The sergeant barks, he’ one of ours, son, hold your fire
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
The snap is down, the kick is up, the crowd holds their breath
The wind shifts right, the ref calls “wide left”
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Jack and Jill when up the hill to see what’s in the well
Momma heard about it – man, you shoulda heard her yell
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
© Last Warning Music. All Rights Reserved.
From the album IndigoVertigo
All around the world people giving me advice
If I heard it once I heard it more than twice
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Jumping on the sidelines trying to get into the game
The coach yells, sit down son, today ain’t your day
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Woman in a red dress walks into the church
The preacher in the pulpit starts to fumble with his words
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Private in the trenches, got the foe within his sights
The sergeant barks, he’ one of ours, son, hold your fire
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
The snap is down, the kick is up, the crowd holds their breath
The wind shifts right, the ref calls “wide left”
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
Jack and Jill when up the hill to see what’s in the well
Momma heard about it – man, you shoulda heard her yell
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
Keep the monkey in the box
No use for monkeying around
© Last Warning Music. All Rights Reserved.
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from IndigoVertigo,
released June 1, 2002
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Paul Mark & The Van Dorens New York, New York
Triple-threat songwriter-musician-producer Paul Mark has been mystifying critics and barflies for decades. With a striking lyrical edge and an encyclopedic facility with American roots music, NYC-based Paul Mark has built a top-drawer original song catalog that tugs on the ears of the literary as well as the liquidated. Mark is principal owner of Radiation Records. ... more
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