Year of the Monkey
i was born in the year of the monkey
you were born in the year of the dog you drank muddy water i slept in a hollow log i guess good or bad luck doesn’t depend on the year that you were born cause Jack and Jill fell down the hill and then beat up Jimmy Crack Corn ah but the Year of the Monkey thassa helluva year i’ll tellya alla about it if ya come over here the Year of the Pig rolled round and everyone was eatin’ their pork chop somebody said "where’s the vegetables?" you coulda heard a pin drop then came the Year of the Rooster some call it the Year of the Cock i went and grabbed me a chicken took it to the chopping block ah but the Year of the Monkey thassa helluva year i’ll tellya alla about it if ya come over here then along come the Year of the Rat landlord doubled the rent on my flat so I came at him with a baseball bat but do me a favor keep it under your hat i gotta pocket fulla nothing to take i’ll try to outrun the next earthquake and bring you a slice of devil's food cake hoping it’ll be by the Year of the Snake ah but the Year of the Monkey thassa helluva year i’ll tellya alla about it if ya come over here now when the Year of the Dragon meets the Year of the Goat be some goat for breakfast that’s all she wrote the Year of the Tiger i’ll be leaving town by the Year of the Horse i might be back around and then by the Year of the Rabbit i’m hoping to kick this mean drug habit gonna buy you a music box then I’ll be gone again by the Year of the Ox ah but the Year of the Monkey thassa helluva year i’ll tellya alla about it if ya come over here |
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