Key: C minor
Intro 1
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They prosecuted some
Verse 1
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poor sucker in these United States
For teaching that man
descended from the apes
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They coulda settled that case
without a fuss or fight
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If they'd seen me chasin' you, sugar,
through the jungle last night
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They'da called in that jury
and a one two three said
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Part man, part monkey, definitely
Interlude 1
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F#
Verse 2
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Well the church bell rings
from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit swears
he'll do no evil
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Offers his lover's prayer but his soul lies
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Dark and driftin' and unsatisfied
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Well hey bartender, tell me whaddaya see
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Part man, part monkey, looks like to me
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Verse 3
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Well the night is dark, the moon is full
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The flowers of romance exert their pull
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We talk awhile, my fingers slip
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I'm hard and crackling like a
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whip
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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Well did God make man in a
breath of holy fire
Or did he crawl on up out of
the muck and mire
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Well the man on the street believes
what the bible tells him so
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Well you can ask me, mister,
because I know
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Tell them soul-suckin' preachers
preachers to come on down and see
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Part man, part monkey, baby that's me
Outro 1
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ChordsBm Em F# D#
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