Space monkey, monkey, what you doing out there? Why it's as a dungeon, way up in the air
Come gather 'round me you little monkeys and a 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 swing through the jungle and by his toes Till they took him to Russia 'cause they I suppose They him up in a spacesuit and it started to snow Shot him off in a rocket where no man go
Space monkey, space monkey, what you doing out Why dark as a dungeon way up in the air There'll be no one to you when you get back home Well, no hammer or sickle, you'll be on own
He had of Cuban bananas and loads of Spam But he found great trying to open the can One day he on a banana peel and the ship lost control It spun out of orbit and shot out the hole
It's been four decades now, that's nine years That's a long time for a space monkey to all his fears
Space monkey, space monkey, what you out there? Why it's dark as a way up in the air But there'll be no one to greet you you get back home No hammer or sickle, be all on your own
Space monkey, space monkey, it's to get real The race is over, how does it feel Cold had a heatwave, Iron Curtain's torn down They've rolled up the carpet in monkey town
Now Leningrad is and Petersburg's hell For a card-carrying monkey with a story to
The space monkey was reportedly last about A half a block off of Red In a bar having a few drinks with some of his friends
There was the dog flew Sputnik And a blind red-headed, one parrot Who had done some research for Dow Chemical
They were drinking American Imported all the way from Paducah, And reportedly had their arms around each other's singing "Those were the days, my friend, we thought never end"
Space monkey, space monkey, there's to do But it's than living in a Communist zoo There'll be no one to greet you when you get back No hammer or sickle, be all on you own
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