Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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One thing
always leads to another
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In life and love they say.
You got too close and now
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That boy's gonna make you rue the day.
You grab his ankles when he flies,
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Catch him when he falls.
Here's the thing to say to him
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Before you climb the walls:
Verse 2
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Said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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One day you're up,
next day you're down,
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Why do you monkey my heart around?
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Said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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I'm not comin' on the roller
Interlude 1
coaster with you.
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Verse 3
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I see your nerves are jangled, honey,
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You're a walking emotional wreck.
He's dealing you some jokers
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Off the bottom of the deck.
He goes from joy to suicide
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About 15 times a day.
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Here's the thing to scream out loud
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From 100 miles away.
Verse 4
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Said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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One day you're up,
next day you're down,
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Why do you monkey my heart around?
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I said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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I'm not comin' on the roller coaster with you.
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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Where's the joy in a boy who dribbles
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When he drinks his tea.
I've seen better manners from
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A baby chimpanzee.
On fairground rides you grip the sides,
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And scream un til you're blue.
You'll be screaming the rest of your life
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If he gets hold with you.
Verse 6
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Said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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One day you're up next
day you're down,
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Why do you monkey my heart around?
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I said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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I'm not comin' on the roller
coaster with you.
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Verse 7
Shame, shame, shame,
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Shame, shame on you, you Bad Monkey!
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One day you're up next
day you're down,
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Why do you monkey my heart around?
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I said shame, shame on you,
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you Bad Monkey!
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I'm not comin' on the
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roller coaster with you.
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I said I'm not comin' on
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the roller coaster with you.
No, no, no,
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I'm not comin' on the roller coaster with you.
Outro 1
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