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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - The Circus Is Still In Town (The Monkey Song)
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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Künstler:in
Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin
Mundharmonika
Christoffer Andersen
Christoffer Andersen
Gitarre
Lorenzo Farrell
Lorenzo Farrell
Orgel
Derrick Martin
Derrick Martin
Schlagzeug
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Jim Liban
Jim Liban
Komponist:in
Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Christoffer Andersen
Christoffer Andersen
Produzent:in

Lyrics

I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
Now the monkey's off my back
But the circus is still in town
 
They call it monkey business
Cause the monkey's don’t play
You got to feed that monkey each and every day
He'll have you running the streets
Swinging from the vines
Monkey gets hungry on monkey time
 
I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
Now the monkey's off my back
But the circus is still in town
 
Now when I met that monkey he was a cute little guy
But it didn't take long he got gorilla-sized
He had me ripping and running trying to stay on the nod
I tell you feeding that monkey was a full time job
 
I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
Now the monkey's off my back
But the circus is still in town
 
HARP SOLO
 
The monkey's off of my back
But the circus ain't gone
Clowns and the side show freaks live on
The monkey is laying low as far as I can tell
But I know he's out there waiting and he's still alive and well
 
I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
Now the monkey's off my back
But the circus is still in town
 
SOLO
 
Don't you do what I did
You better do what I say
And if you see that monkey, run the other way
Jail house, nut house, sleeping on the ground
That’s what you gonna get you let that monkey stick around
 
I used to have a monkey jumping up and down
Now the monkey's off my back
But the circus is still in town
 
HARP SOLO
Written by: Jim Liban, Rick Estrin

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