Monkey do Lyrics

Oh monkey do, but what have you done

Yes, you sir, with you favoured son

He's becoming more like you

Oh monkeys only do what they're told to

Oh monkey see a vision above

A flash of lightening, a glimpse of a dove

They're becoming more like us

They buckle and rust and don't know where they're going

Give him the tools and he'll build you a tower

Give him a gun and he'll bring you a war

And he bury them in their boots

And dig up the tress by the roots

Oh monkeys only do what they're shown to

Oh monkey cry, so far from home

What was nature, now rubble and stone

They still got a part of themselves

Heaven and hell will control what they're doing

Give them the time and they'll do something novel

Give them the skills to forge their dreams

But give them some holy rite

And they'll strap on some dynamite

Oh monkeys only do what they're ask to

Give them hope and they'll cling to the notion

Give them the rules and they'll follow them close

Or they might burn one out on the porch

Keep the streets clean with a stick and a torch

Oh monkeys love monkeys

And monkeys kill monkeys

And monkeys teach monkeys