A happy song about a sad subject.
words and music by sharla shore
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I was inspired to write this song by a painting of 3 monkeys sitting on a tree branch. I had this fun little riff that I was playing with and the song just evolved.
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The Monkey Song
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight.
Tell the lion that the forest is gone.
All the little bitty creatures have gone.
Tell the lion that the forest is gone tonight (tonight,tonight)
I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land. Tell the natives they have no more homes tonight.
(tonight ,tonight)
Tell the river that its source has run dry, no more rainfall coming down from the sky.
Tell the river that its source has run dry tonight. (tonight,tonight)
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, all the leaves and trees and flowers have fled.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight. (tonight, onight)
I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land.
Tell the natives they have no more homes tonight. (tonight, tonight)
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight
I just don't know and I don't understand,
Why we have to tear up this land.
Tell the people survivals at hand, its up to us too-
I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land
Tell the people survivals at hand, it's up to us too.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead,
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead,
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight.
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