The B-side of “Mongoloid” (Devo’s debut single), and the sixth track on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (Devo’s debut album, whose name is drawn from the “Jocko Homo” chorus), “Jocko Homo” is an anthemic mission statement for Devo, outlining the band’s “de-evolution” philosophy.
[Verse 1]
They tell us that we lost our tails
Evolving up from little snails
I say it's all just wind in sails
[Chorus]
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? D-E-V-O
[Verse 2]
We're pinheads now, we are not whole
We're pinheads all, Jocko Homo
[Chorus]
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? D-E-V-O
Are we not pins? We are Devo
[Verse 3]
Monkey men all in business suits
Teachers and critics all dance the poot
[Chorus]
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? D-E-V-O
Are we not pins? We are Devo
Are we not men? D-E-V-O
[Bridge]
All together now, God made man, but he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan and we're here to prove it
I can walk like an ape, talk like an ape, I can do what monkey do
God made man, but a monkey supplied the glue
[Breakdown]
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
Are we not men? We are Devo
[Outro]
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, D-E-V-O
We must repeat, okay, let's go
Jocko Homo was written by Mark Mothersbaugh.
Jocko Homo was produced by Brian Eno.
Devo released Jocko Homo on Sat Mar 12 1977.