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[ti:Monkey In The Middle]
[ar:Chuck Prophet]
[al:The Age Of Miracles]
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[00:00.000]Monkey in the Middle - Chuck Prophet
[00:06.710]"give us a break
[00:08.250]We know you want to see him
[00:10.440]But let's not give him the feeling uh
[00:14.200]That all we are is curiosity seekers
[00:17.390]If you could fall back a little bit
[00:18.990]Give him a break he's got a big job to do today"
[00:22.350]Well i was born a little apple seed
[00:28.729]No one seemed to notice me
[00:34.829]Stealing kisses in the dark
[00:37.179]From two sisters hard to tell apart
[00:40.139]I was the monkey in the middle
[00:41.509]But i never get caught
[00:46.149]From the pump & dump to the bait & switch
[00:52.489]I could do 'em all with the flip of a wrist
[00:58.429]Even as a pup down on the farm
[01:01.239]I never met a beast i couldn't charm
[01:03.819]I was the monkey in the middle
[01:05.119]And i never get caught
[01:09.139]Yeah i was the monkey in the middle
[01:11.228]And i never get caught
[01:15.718]Well st petersburg's a funky town
[01:21.808]There's money to be made if you ask around
[01:28.117]Microfilm discotheques
[01:31.157]Cash in hand and traveler's checks
[01:33.417]I was the monkey in the middle
[01:34.677]And i never got caught
[01:38.957]Yeah i was the monkey in the middle
[01:40.607]And i never got caught
[01:44.437]Alright
[01:46.627]And i never got caught
[01:49.627]And i never got caught
[01:55.377]Ahh watch me now
[02:20.847]Cleopatra ruled the nile with an iron fist
[02:26.767]Some folks they just couldn't handle it
[02:33.267]They hunted down my river queen
[02:36.157]Nobody laid a hand on me
[02:38.637]I was the monkey in the middle
[02:39.976]But i never got caught
[02:45.126]She owned the heart of egypt land
[02:50.376]They say she died by her own hand
[02:56.296]There was a harmless game of truth or dare
[02:59.885]She grabbed that snake and held it there
[03:02.135]I was the monkey in the middle
[03:03.455]And i never got caught
[03:07.425]Yeah i was the monkey in the middle
[03:09.305]And i never got caught
[03:13.535]Alright
[03:15.395]And i never got caught
[03:18.255]And i never got caught
[03:24.425]Ahh watch me now
[03:37.395]Well i came into this world unknown
[03:43.175]I've seen so many good people come and go
[03:48.935]But i got no gray hairs upon my head
[03:52.294]And i kept my cool to the bitter end
[03:54.613]I am the monkey in the middle
[03:56.133]And i never get caught
[04:00.633]You let jesus make your dyin' bed
[04:06.471]Tell him i've got other plans instead
[04:13.030]Take the reaper off his rounds
[04:15.980]I can shut my own light out
[04:18.359]I'm the monkey in the middle
[04:19.569]And i never get caught
[04:23.279]Yeah i'm the monkey in the middle
[04:25.268]And i never get caught
[04:29.198]Mr guitar player
[04:41.560]"i guess it just be that way sometimes
[04:48.450]I guess it just be that way sometimes
[04:54.060]Ooh i guess it just be that way sometimes"