Automatic Monkey Songtext
von Joe Flood

He′s got one hand 'neath his mattress
That grumbles when he talks
And a chain hooked to his wallet
That rattles when he walks
You might not see him comin′
But if you do, you might wanna run
'Bout as mellow as a monkey
With a Gatling gun

Got the whole world to gamble
Nothin' in the world to lose
He′s just an automatic monkey
And he looks like he might blow a fuse


Well, you pour him full of coffee
Plug him into his machine
And he′ll do your business better
Than any monkey you ever seen
He'll wag your flag
And shave his head
But if you mess with his sure thing
You′ll be better off dead

'Cause once he loses that
Got nothin′ in the world to lose
He's just an automatic monkey
And he looks like he might blow a fuse

Well, you could make your way to Washington
And make a speech
Or head on down to Georgia
And eat a peach
They say that down in Florida
Life is a beach
But you ain′t heard nothin'
Till you've heard that automatic monkey screech


Well now, give me a minute
Let me catch my breath
I took a look into the mirror
And it scared me half to death
No use to be to lean on
Where tomorrow always was
And that lookin′ glass is sayin′
Monkey see what monkey does

Got a funny feelin'
Got nothin′ in the world to lose
I'm just an automatic monkey
And it looks like I might blow a fuse

I′m just an automatic monkey
And it looks like I might blow a fuse