Monkey See Monkey Do - Josh Joffen

Well its 3 Million B.C., a quarter past two

The primates are hanging out with nothing to do

They haven't figured out how to stand and walk

They can't use tools and they sure can't talk

Two get in a tussle 'bout a piece of fruit

The rest join in and they all get to it

Fussing and fighting, scratching and biting

All around the tree the fur is flying

Raising a ruckus, for miles you can hear the sound

And when they're finally finished there is nothing left to pass around

[Chorus]
Monkey see, monkey do. I am a better monkey than you
Let's have a fight and when we're through
We'll see who gets the biggest banana
Monkey do, monkey see. Who's gonna climb to the top of the tree
Come on, all you monkeys, and follow me
'Cause I've got the biggest banana

Now it's been a long time since those halcyon days
Man and Monkey have parted their ways
We've got culture and civilization
Therapists, lawyers and video dating
Yeah, but off in the distance there's something I hear
Could it be this is an election year
There's fussing and fighting, scratching and biting
All around the country the fur is flying
But they've spent twenty years abiding by the rules of the game
So it's not surprising politicians sort of sound the same

[Chorus]
Monkey see, monkey do. I am a better monkey than you
Let's have us an election and when we're through
We'll see who gets the biggest banana
Monkey do, monkey see. Who's gonna climb to the top of the tree
Come on, all you monkeys and vote for me
'Cause I've. got the biggest banana

Well the West is west and the East is east
And we're both sitting down to the same damn feast
Stuffing our faces with both of our hands
Sharpening knives as fast as we can
And money feeds the fires in a marathon dance
We both go broke giving generals chances
For fussing and fighting, scratching and biting
All around the world the fur'll be flying
Sooner or later someone's gonna make a hell of a sound
And when we're finally finished there'll be nothing left to pass around

Monkey see, monkey do. I am a better monkey than you
Let's have ourselves a war and when we're through
We'll see who gets the biggest banana
Monkey do, monkey see. Who's gonna climb to the top of the tree
Come on, all you monkeys, and fight for me
'Cause I've got the biggest banana

Come on, all you monkeys, it's World War III
And I've got the biggest banana

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