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about
This song was written in 1993, and subsequently recorded several times, including in 1997, 2004 and 2016.
All proceeds of the download of this song on the website Bandcamp will go to the UK-based charity Wild Futures (a primate welfare and conservation charity rescuing, campaigning, educating and providing sanctuary to primates in need).
For more information about this charity, click on the following link to explore their website: www.wildfutures.org
lyrics
THE MONKEY SONG
I've been to the zoo on Sunday afternoon
The monkey looked at me from the other side
I could read so much sadness in her eyes
Oh yes, mate, I would take you home, your home
If only I could
They said, they wanted to save the last of your kind
But they are cutting down trees in Amazonia
They took everything away from you
Your dreams, your life, your freedom, your choice
They put you in a cell in the name of science and leisure
Oh yes, mate, I would take you home, your home
If only I could
They said they wanted to save the last of your kind
But they are cutting down trees in Amazonia
They said they wanted to save the last of your kind
But they are cutting down trees in Amazonia
And poisoning skies and rivers In America
Oh yes, mate, I'd like to stop that insanity
If only I could
Think of the monkeys dancing in the trees
Think of the monkeys waking up in the morning
Monkeys
Free
Alive
At home
I've been to the zoo on Sunday afternoon
The monkeys looked at me from the other side
I could read so much sadness in their eyes
Oh yes, mates, I would take you home, your home
If only I could
Oh yes, mates, I wanna take you home
Your home
(lyrics and music and all copyrights: Walki's Monster aka Walki Freedreamer Tinkanesh)
credits
released May 18, 2016
This version features Suki on drums.
Walki's Monster (the writer and composer of this song) is on guitar and vocals.
WALKI's MONSTER is a musician and songwriter with inspirations traveling through various music genres. They are non-binary and currently live with a cat in London, UK.
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