Lyrics For The week....

Ronald Cherrycoke · 01-24-2007, 09:24 PM

For the Cellar.........

Shock the Monkey

Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life

Cover me when I run
Cover me through the fire
Something knocked me out' the trees
Now I'm on my knees
Cover me, darling please
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

Fox the fox
Rat the rat
You can ape the ape
I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take any more
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey

Wheels keep turning
Something's burning
Don't like it but I guess I'm learning

Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

Cover me, when I sleep
Cover me, when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine
Make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling please
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey

Too much at stake
Ground beneath me shake
And the news is breaking

Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life

Peter Gabriel

yesman065 · 01-25-2007, 08:23 AM

Love that song - got to see it live about 20 yrs ago at the spectrum. I think.

Gravdigr · 06-09-2014, 06:11 PM

Johnny Cash's "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", the live (at Carnegie Hall) version:

The Man Who Couldn't Cry

There once was a man and he just couldn't cry
Hadn't cried for years and for years
Napalmed babies and the movie love story
For instance could not produce tears

As a child he had cried as all children will
Then at some point his tear ducts all ran dry
He grew to be a man, it all hit the fan
Things got bad, but he couldn't cry

His dog was got ran over, his wife up and left him
After that he got sacked from his job
Lost his arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore
Aw, but sill not a sniffle or sob

His novel was refused, and his movie was panned
His big Broadway show was a flop
He got sent off to jail; you guessed it, no bail
Aw, but still not a dribble or drop

In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered
And made to make license plates
Water and bread was all he was fed
But not once did a tear stain his face

Doctors were called in, scientists, too
Theologians were last and practically least
They all agreed sure enough; this was sure no cream puff
But in fact an insensitive beast

He was taken from jail and placed in a place
For the insensitive and the insane
He made a lot of friends, and he played a lot of chess
And he cried every time it would rain

Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights
And he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried
On the forty-first day, he passed away
He just dehydrated and died

Well, he went up to heaven, located his dog
After that, he rejoined his arm
Down below, all the doctors, they took it all back
Cancer robbed the whore of her charm

His ex-wife died of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke
The theologians were finally found out
Right down to the ground, the jail house burned down
And the earth suffered perpetual drought

01-24-2007, 09:24 PM	#1
Ronald Cherrycoke Master Locutor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 153	Lyrics For The week.... For the Cellar......... Shock the Monkey Shock the monkey to life Shock the monkey to life Cover me when I run Cover me through the fire Something knocked me out' the trees Now I'm on my knees Cover me, darling please Monkey, monkey, monkey Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey Fox the fox Rat the rat You can ape the ape I know about that There is one thing you must be sure of I can't take any more Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey Monkey, monkey, monkey Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey Wheels keep turning Something's burning Don't like it but I guess I'm learning Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey Cover me, when I sleep Cover me, when I breathe You throw your pearls before the swine Make the monkey blind Cover me, darling please Monkey, monkey, monkey Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey Too much at stake Ground beneath me shake And the news is breaking Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey Shock the monkey Shock the monkey Shock the monkey to life Peter Gabriel

06-09-2014, 06:11 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Johnny Cash's "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", the live (at Carnegie Hall) version: The Man Who Couldn't Cry There once was a man and he just couldn't cry Hadn't cried for years and for years Napalmed babies and the movie love story For instance could not produce tears As a child he had cried as all children will Then at some point his tear ducts all ran dry He grew to be a man, it all hit the fan Things got bad, but he couldn't cry His dog was got ran over, his wife up and left him After that he got sacked from his job Lost his arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore Aw, but sill not a sniffle or sob His novel was refused, and his movie was panned His big Broadway show was a flop He got sent off to jail; you guessed it, no bail Aw, but still not a dribble or drop In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered And made to make license plates Water and bread was all he was fed But not once did a tear stain his face Doctors were called in, scientists, too Theologians were last and practically least They all agreed sure enough; this was sure no cream puff But in fact an insensitive beast He was taken from jail and placed in a place For the insensitive and the insane He made a lot of friends, and he played a lot of chess And he cried every time it would rain Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights And he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried On the forty-first day, he passed away He just dehydrated and died Well, he went up to heaven, located his dog After that, he rejoined his arm Down below, all the doctors, they took it all back Cancer robbed the whore of her charm His ex-wife died of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke The theologians were finally found out Right down to the ground, the jail house burned down And the earth suffered perpetual drought __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-25-2007, 08:23 AM	#2
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Love that song - got to see it live about 20 yrs ago at the spectrum. I think.

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