Let me tell you a story about two kids in the city
See they both have a problem with life and it isn|t very pretty
There|s a kid called Timmy he used to be pretty witty
But then too many rides on hte horse got him hooked and it|s a pity
Cause now he|s got a monkey he|s got a monkey can|t fight it
Monkey on his back he can|t deny it
Monkey he found a dragon that bites
A hole in his arm at night where all the money goes
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Monkey - monkey on his back
Monkey - monkey on his back - a dirty monkey
Well there|s a girl call Sally she walk the streets in the city
She works down on the corner every night gives her money up to Willy
You see her man|s Big Willy and when he met her she was pretty
But he gave her a habit that she didn|t want - now that|s a pity
Cause now she|s got a monkey - she|s got a monkey and can|t fight it
Monkey she|s gotta walk the streets to buy it
Monkey she found a dragon that bites
A hole in her arm at night where all the money goes
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Well now listen everybody cause there|s a moral to the story
Clean up your act get the monkey off your back or you|ll be sorry
Keep yourself clean cause the monkey plays mean
He|ll put a knife in your back
Then the man in black will show you a dragon that bites
And you|ll wind up with a -
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