Monkey and His Cat (Live at Union Hall) Lyrics

Monkey keeps his cat up in a cage upon the stage

And the crowned heads of Europe cheer the wonder of the age

Cos the cat's just like a bird and good old monkey grinds the tune

And the cat will dance fandangos just above the footlight moon

And then he'll make a very birdlike sound

And monkey makes him flop upon the ground

As though he's flying

Some people he's dying

Man got his monkey, monkey got his cat

Cat got his flea, flea's got me

And everybody's free to work on their act

Monkey and his cat

The cat hisses at monkey as he milks all the applause

Above the clank of change that ricochets across the floor

And monkey says "I love you" and returns him to the cage

And bows to all the ladies as they exit from the stage

The cat is dressed up as a Puss In Boots

And monkey wears a sparkling new suit

Just like a human

All the girls are swooning

Man got his monkey, monkey got his cat

Cat got his flea, flea's got me

And everybody's free to work on their act

Monkey and his cat

Monkey and his cat retrieve the key and go within

The humble home sweet home where they quietly live in sin

A man will bring their supper as they sit before the fire

Once he was the grinder, now he has to work for hire

He didn't keep his finger on the pulse

The audience demanded something else

A new distraction

Some cat and monkey action

Man got his monkey, monkey got his cat

Cat got his flea, flea's got me

And everybody's free to work on their act

Monkey and his cat