Monkey Doo

Look up in the heaven
a plane is flying high
down upon the ground I see a car go by
Out upon the ocean
a ship steams to the shore
They tell me it's propulsion - just a natural law

Well, the eye becomes the camera
and the foot becomes the shoe
They tell you that it's science
But all it is is monkey see and monkey doo

Happened to chance by Vegas
on my way to Mexico
Put a lot of coins in a slot machine and
now I've got no money to go
Out upon the desert
I know the Sun is beating down
Out there a drowning man can die of thirst and a thirsty man can drown

Well, the truth becomes a story
and the lie becomes what's true
They tell you that it's history
but all it is is monkey see and monkey doo

Oh, monkey doo doo, oh monkey doo doo, oh, monkey do

Monkey in the jungle
monkey sittin' watchin' the tube
One likes those bananas, the other likes watching the news
The jungle sounds grow silent
a loud knock at your door
Monkey got a tiger sittin' under his tree
and another monkey facing the Law

The smell is something awful
there's a smoke stack in the sky
My eyes begin to water and my nostrils fry
the city incinerator
is cookin' up a little storm
The city people come an' turn it on at night and then they
let it run 'till dawn

Well, the wood comes from the forest
and the horse becomes the glue
they tell you it's consumer goods
but all it is is monkey see and monkey doo

Oh, monkey doo doo, oh monkey doo doo, oh, monkey do

The city lights grow brighter
The jungle noise grows loud
Monkey got the poison leaking under his skin
and another monkey facing the crowd

The primate's sitting pretty
Perched within it's cage
Look at the reflection and it's staring back at you
Can you see it? Can you feel it's rage?

Well the truth become confusing
as we file into the zoo
they'll tell you
"That's the way it is"
But all it is is monkey see and monkey doo

Oh, monkey doo doo, oh monkey doo doo, oh, monkey doo

Lyrics by Stephen Goodfellow 1991