The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Expresses the position of a person who has just discovered that he no longer belongs to the old order.
From the back cover, written by Tommy Hall
[Chorus]
Living on monkey island, baby
Right in the middle of a zoo
Living on monkey island, baby
Pretending to be a monkey, too
[Verse 1]
Well, here I am on monkey island
Hiding behind a rock
I'm all dressed up in my monkey suit
Pretending to be something I'm not
[Chorus]
Living on monkey island, baby
Right in the middle of a zoo
Living on monkey island, baby
Pretending to be a monkey, too
[Verse 2]
Well, there's one thing about these monkeys, baby
They don't know I'm around
But, uh, that's pretty good, 'cause if they knew
They'd probably come and put me down
[Verse 3]
With my paisley tie and my one-button suit
It's about as close as I can get
'Cause I guess that I must be doing okay
'Cause they haven't come and got me yet
[Chorus]
Living on monkey island, baby
Right in the middle of a zoo
Living on monkey island, baby
[Outro]
Pretending to be a monkey, too
Pretending to be a monkey, too
Pretending to be a monkey
Monkey Island was written by Powell St. John.
Monkey Island was produced by Lelan Rogers.
The 13th Floor Elevators released Monkey Island on Mon Oct 17 1966.