Lyrics The Monkey That Became President - Tom T. Hall
I
was
there
on
the
day
the
monkey
came
into
this
world
His
face
was
round
and
reddish
and
his
hair
was
slightly
curled
He
didn't
look
too
different
from
the
others
I
had
seen
Who'd-a-thought
he
was
the
answer
to
the
nation's
dream?
At
first
he
didn't
seem
to
be
intelligent
at
all
Each
time
he'd
start
to
walk
about
he'd
stumble
and
he'd
fall
My
first
impression
was
to
be
a
most
mistaken
thought
Lord
a'mighty,
what's
this
little
hairy
monkey
wrought?
Because
I
witnessed
his
departure
from
his
mother's
womb
I
felt
inclined
to
check
his
progress
every
afternoon
One
day
the
keeper
of
the
zoo
called
in
the
live
tv
"Frankly
said,
I
think
you'll
be
amazed
at
what
you
see".
The
monkey
walked
and
talked
and
waved
his
arms
about
his
head
In
the
corner
was
the
stack
of
books
that
he
had
read
"An
educated
monkey!"
said
the
papers
'cross
the
land
It
was
more
than
weary
sociologists
could
stand
Oh,
his
fame
was
universal,
he
was
on
the
carson
how
People
talked
about
him
kindly
everywhere
he'd
go
His
insight
was
amazing,
his
philosophy
was
fair
He
became
a
politician
welcome
everywhere
His
wit
was
not
to
be
compared
with
any
mind
intact
He'd
lace
a
phrase
with
irony
and
blend
it
all
with
fact
Conservatives
applauded
and
the
liberals
were
entranced
The
bigots
and
the
integrationists
were
in
his
camp
Nobody
dared
to
meet
him
in
an
open
press
debate
He
was
nominated
by
the
folks
from
every
state
Yes,
a
monkey
was
the
president,
though
maybe
not
the
first
And
there
was
peace
and
harmony
throughout
the
universe
The
dream
I
had
last
night
has
been
related
as
it
came
As
for
interpretation,
well,
it's
really
very
plain
Would
you
rather
have
a
monkey
up
in
washington,
d.c.
Or
have
those
people
making
monkeys
out
of
you
and
me?
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9 A Week In a County Jail
10 I Miss A Lot Of Trains
11 Day Drinkin'
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14 Ode to a Half a Pound of Ground Round
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16 Old Enough to Want to (Fool Enough to Try)
17 I Can't Dance
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19 Tulsa Telephone Book
20 It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
21 Second Handed Flowers
22 Me And Jesus
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26 Ravishing Ruby
27 Spokane Motel Blues
28 Candy In the Window
29 Don't Forget the Coffee Billy Joe
30 Watergate Blues
31 I Love
32 Country Is
33 That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
34 Sneaky Snake
35 I Care
36 Deal
37 I Like Beer
38 Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
39 Negatory Romance
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41 It's All In the Game
42 Your Man Loves You Honey
43 A Bar With No Beer
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47 Redneck Riviera
48 Ships Go Out
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