Monkey Man

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Music video here - youtu.be/xZ4gNkkPE-8
True story. Inspired by a report my friend, Damien & I heard on NPR.

lyrics

Something isn’t right in New Delhi tonight
Rumors persist about a creature in the park
Something bad is going down in the Indian town
There’s a Monkey Man loose in the dark

Nothing’s escaped from the New Delhi zoo
Police give no reason to fear or to doubt
A fortnight ago everything was fine
Now it’s sweltering hot and the power is out

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There’s just no tellin’ any truth in the yellin’
The Monkey Man has come
It’s a terrifyin’ feeling when he drops from the ceilin’
The Monkey Man has come

Something isn’t right in New Delhi tonight
A Hindu Mystic was beaten in error
Only 4ft tall and covered with hair
So easily mistaken for the Simian terror

Better stay home with a baseball bat
Don’t go out walking when the sun goes down
Some folks say he turns into a cat
Has a metal hand and lives underground

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Something isn’t right in New Delhi tonight
Maybe they are crazy, or maybe its true
Better not take any chances tonight
Or The Monkey Man might get you, too

Cuz The Monkey Man has come
The Monkey Man has come
The Monkey Man has come

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from Cheat You Fair, released September 23, 2011
Lyrics by Damien Geoffrion & Scott Silbor

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