Shock the Monkey
Peter Gabriel * Track #5 On Peter Gabriel 4: Security
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Album Peter Gabriel 4: Security
Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel
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Peter GabrielAbout
Peter Gabriel’s third and biggest single from his fourth album.
Gabriel said many people misinterpret the song:
Most people saw ‘Shock The Monkey’ as a sort of animal rights song. But it was actually a song about jealousy.
Shock the Monkey Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Cover me when I run
Cover me through the fire
Something knocked me out the trees, now I'm on my knees
Cover me, darling, please
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
[Verse 2]
Fox the fox, rat on the rat
You can ape the ape, I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take anymore
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey
Hey, hey, hey
[Chorus]
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Monkey
Wheels keep turning
A monkey
Something's burning
Monkey
Don't like it, but I guess I'm learning
Shock, shock, shock
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock, shock, shock
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
[Verse 3]
Cover me when I sleep
Cover me when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine, make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling, please
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Monkey
Too much at stake
A monkey
Ground beneath me shake
Monkey
And the news is breaking
Shock, shock, shock
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock, shock, shock
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
[Outro]
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey, hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life (Huh, huh, huh)
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey) (Huh, huh, huh)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey) (Huh, huh, huh)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey) (Huh, huh, huh)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the Monkey Q&A
Who wrote Shock the Monkey's ?
Shock the Monkey was written by Peter Gabriel.
Who produced Shock the Monkey's ?
Shock the Monkey was produced by David Lord & Peter Gabriel.
When did Peter Gabriel release Shock the Monkey?
Peter Gabriel released Shock the Monkey on Tue Sep 14 1982.