Monkey Hill Songtext
von Gov’t Mule

Last night or the night before
Thunder crawled and the roosters roared
I woke up sweating, somebody′s fighting
You know how the story goes
Dirty streets, they can be so mean
Everybody wants a little something
Me, I'm stuck here in between
It′s a fine line

Down on Monkey Hill
Some brother screaming on the corner
Talking about he lost everything
He said, "I'm gonna get so high that I just don't know my name"


Between the buildings and the alleyways
Where the living is done
Where the young girls chase the dragons
Where flesh and steel are one

Down on Monkey Hill
Some brother screaming on the corner
Talking about a low down dirty shame
He said, "I′m gonna get so high that I just don′t know my name"

Everybody's talking shit and jiving
Hard to tell which is which
Dealers and squealers, businessmen and bankers
They all be scratching that itch

Down on Monkey Hill
Some motherfucker testified this evening
Talking about he left his soul in dead hang
He said, "I′m gonna get so high that I just don't know my name"


Gonna get so high
I don′t know my name
Down on Monkey Hill
Thank you, Boston