Space monkey, monkey, what you doing out there? Why dark as a dungeon, way up in the air
gather 'round me you little monkeys and a story I'll tell About a brave primate, outer space knew him well He was born at the top of a big old Way back in
He could through the jungle and hang by his toes Till they took him to Russia 'cause could I suppose They him up in a spacesuit and it started to snow Shot him off in a rocket no man would go
Space monkey, monkey, what you doing out there? Why it's dark as a way up in the air There'll be no one to greet you when you get home Well, no hammer or sickle, you'll be on own
He had of Cuban bananas and loads of Spam But he found difficulty trying to open the can One day he slipped on a banana peel and the ship control It spun out of orbit and shot out the hole
It's been decades now, that's nine monkey years That's a long time for a space to confront all his fears
Space monkey, space monkey, what you out there? Why it's as a dungeon way up in the air But there'll be no one to greet you when you get back No hammer or sickle, be all on your own
Space monkey, space monkey, it's time to get The space race is over, how it feel Cold had a heatwave, Iron Curtain's torn down They've rolled up the in space monkey town
Now Leningrad is and Petersburg's hell For a monkey with a story to tell
The space monkey was reportedly last sighted A half a off of Red Square In a karaoke bar a few drinks with some of his friends
There was the dog that Sputnik And a red-headed, one legged parrot Who had done minor research for Dow Chemical
They drinking American Vodka Imported all the way from Paducah, And reportedly had arms around each other's shoulders singing "Those were the days, my friend, we thought never end"
Space monkey, space monkey, nothing to do But it's than living in a Communist zoo There'll be no one to you when you get back home No or sickle, you'll be all on you own
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