John Prine - Space monkey

^GSpace Monkey, Space Monkey What you doing o^Cut there? ^{G G}Why it's dark as a dungeon ^Dway up in t^Ghe air

^GCome gather round me you little monkeys a^Cnd a story I'll te^Gll ^GAbout a brave young primate, o^Duter space knew him ^Gwell ^GHe was born at the top of a ^Cbig old ^Gtree ^GWay back ^Din 195^C3.

^GHe could swing through the jungle a^Cnd hang by his toe^Gs ^GTill they took him to Russia cause they c^Dould I sup^Gpose ^GThey dressed him up in a spacesuit and it ^Cstarted to ^Gsnow ^GShot him off in a rocket where^D no man woul^Gd go

^GSpace Monkey Space Monkey What you doing o^Cut there? ^{G G}Why it's dark as a dungeon ^Dway up in the ^Gair ^GThere'll be no one to greet you wh^Cen you get back^G home ^GNo hammer or sickle you'll all be^D all on your o^Gwn.

^GHe had plenty of Cuban bananas and ^Cloads of ^GSpam ^GBut he found great difficulty trying to ^Dopen the c^Gan ^GOne day he slipped on a banana peel and the ship l^Cost ^Gcontrol ^GIt spun out of orbit and sh^Dot out the blac^Gk hole ^GIt's been four decades now, tha^Ct's nine monkey ye^Gars ^GThat's a long time for a Space Monkey to ^Dconfront all hi^Gs fears

^GSpace Monkey Space Monkey What you doing o^Cut th^Gere? ^GWhy it's dark as a dungeon ^Dway up in the a^Gir ^GThere'll be no one to greet you ^Cwhen you get bac^Gk home ^GNo hammer or sickle you'll all be all^D on your o^Gwn.

^GSpace Monkey, Space Monkey It'^Gs time to^C get re^Gal ^GThe space race is over, ^Dhow does it ^Gfeel ^GCold War's had a heatwave, Iron ^CCurtain's torn dow^Gn ^GThey've rolled up the carpet in ^DSpace Monkey tow^Gn ^GNow Leningrad is Petersburg and ^CPetersburg's ^Ghell ^GFor a card-carrying monkey with a^D story to tel^Gl

^GThe Space Monkey was reportedly last sighted about

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A half a block off of Red Square

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In a karaoke bar having a few drinks with some of his friends

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There was the dog that flew Sputnik

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And a blind red-headed, one legged parrot

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Who had done some minor research for Dow Chemical

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They were drinking American Vodka

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Imported all the way from Paducah, Kentucky

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And reportedly had their arms around each other's

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Shoulders singing.

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"Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end"

^GSpace Monkey, Space Monkey There's ^Cnothing to ^Gdo ^GBut it's better than living in a ^DCommunist z^Goo ^GThere'll be no one to greet you when ^Cyou get back ^Ghome ^GNo hammer or sickle you'll ^Dall be on your ^Gown.

^GSpace Monkey, Space Monkey There's ^Cnothing to ^Gdo ^GBut it's better than living in a ^DCommunist ^Gzoo ^GThere'll be no one to greet you when ^Cyou get back^G home ^GNo hammer or sickle you'll be ^Dall on your ^Gown. Space Monkey