The Monkey That Became President
Tom T. Hall

I was there on the day the monkey came into this world
His face was round and reddish and his hair was slightly curled
He didn't look too different from the others I had seen
Who'd-a-thought he was the answer to the nation's dream?
At first he didn't seem to be intelligent at all
Each time he'd start to walk about he'd stumble and he'd fall
My first impression was to be a most mistaken thought
Lord a'mighty, what's this little hairy monkey wrought?
Because I witnessed his departure from his mother's womb
I felt inclined to check his progress every afternoon
One day the keeper of the zoo called in the live TV
Frankly said, I think you'll be amazed at what you see
The monkey walked and talked and waved his arms about his head
In the corner was the stack of books that he had read
An Educated Monkey!, said the papers 'cross the land
It was more than weary sociologists could stand
Oh, his fame was universal, he was on the Carson show
People talked about him kindly everywhere he'd go
His insight was amazing, his philosophy was fair
He became a politician welcome everywhere
His wit was not to be compared with any mind intact
He'd lace a phrase with irony and blend it all with fact
Conservatives applauded and the liberals were entranced
The bigots and the integrationists were in his camp
Nobody dared to meet him in an open press debate
He was nominated by the folks from every state
Yes, a monkey was the President, though maybe not the first
And there was peace and harmony throughout the universe
The dream I had last night has been related as it came
As for interpretation, well, it's really very plain
Would you rather have a monkey up in Washington, D.C.
Or have those people making monkeys out of you and me?


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A. Blues   L.A. 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I Love You   Pamela Brown   Pay No Attention To Alice   Piece Of The Road   Pinto The Wonder Horse Is Dead   Pisty   Promise And The Dream   Put Another Log On The Fire   Raking Up Leaves   Ramona's Revenge   Ramona's Revenge   Rattle Mouse   Ravishing Ruby   Redneck Riviera   Rolling Mills Of Middletown   Royal Annie   Running Wild   Sad Song For My Friend   Salute To A Switchblade   Saturday Morning Song   Second Handed Flower   Second Handed Flowers   Senior Citizen Star   Shame On The Rain   She Gave Her Heart To Jethro   Ships Go Out   Shoes And Dress That Alice Wore   Shoeshine Man   Sing A Little Baby To Sleep   Singer's Song   Singer's Song   Six O'clock News   Six O'clock News   Sky Blue True   Sneaky Snake   Soldier Of Fortune   Son of Clayton Delaney   Song For Uncle Curt   Song Of The One Legged Chicken   Songwriter   Souvenirs   Spokane Motel Blues   St. George Isle   St. Louis Named A Shoe After Me   Story Of Your Life Is In Your Face   Strawberry Farms   Subdivision Blues   Texas Never Fell In Love With Me   Thank You Connersville Indiana   Thanksgiving Is   That Lucky Old Sun   That Song Is Driving Me Crazy   That Song Is Driving Me Crazy [CD Only]   That'll Be All Right With Me   That's How I Got To Memphis   That's Why You Have To Be You   That'll Be All Right With Me   That's How I Got To Memphis   That's Why You Have To Be You   The Ballad of Bill Crump   The Carter Boys   The Dancing Tree   The Hitch-hiker   The Little Lady Preacher   The Man Who Shot Himself   The Old Side of Town   The Son of Clayton Delaney   The World The Way I Want It   The Year That Clayton Delaney Died   There Is A Miracle In You   Time Takes Care Of A Few Things   Too Many Do-Goods   Trees In Philadelphia   Trip To Hyden   Tulsa Telephone Book   Turn It On Turn It On Turn It On   Turn It On, Turn It On, Turn It On   Waiting On The Other Shoe To Fall   Water Blue   Watertown Tennessee   Way I've Always Been   Way I've Always Been   Way We Were   We're All In This Thing Alone   We're All In This Thing Alone   Week In A Country Jail   What A Song   When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore   Whiskey Castles   Who Needs A Baby   Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs   Whole Lot Of Love   Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me   Windy City Anne   World According To Raymond   World The Way I Want It   Year That Clayton Delaney Died   You Are A Star   You Are My Hero   You Show Me Your Heart (and I'll Show You Mine)   Your Birthday Is   Your Man Loves You Honey

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