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Year of the Monkey

from I Need To Talk To You by Samm Bennett

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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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from I Need To Talk To You, released May 7, 2021
Samm Bennett: vocal, KORG Electribe drum machine, onboard synth

All words and music Copyright Samm Bennett, All Rights reserved
Published by Directional Music (BMI)

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Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.

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