The Monkey
Dr. John feat. Eddie Bo and Dave Bartholomew Lyrics

Well he stands about yay big
The little monkey is quite small in size

With a grin from ear to ear
The monkey looks happy all the time

And when he comes runnin' at me
The monkey runs towards the singer

I cower in abject fear
The artist gets scared of the monkey

Cause he kicks me in the shins
The monkey kicks the artist's shins

And climbs me like a tree
The monkey climbs the singer like a tree

But I'm not s'posed to mind
The singer is not supposed to get angry or annoyed with the monkey

Cause he's in the family
The monkey is part of the artist's family

He jumps up on my knee
The monkey jumps on the artist's knee

And asks me for a bounce
The monkey wants the artist to bounce him

And if I'm not too careful
The singer needs to be careful while playing with the monkey

He'll kick me where it counts
The monkey might accidentally hit the artist's sensitive areas

I'm his pony, his spaceship
The singer is like a ride for the monkey

His pirate ship at sea
The monkey imagines the singer as a pirate ship on the sea

Oh look what that little man has made of me
The singer has become like a toy or plaything for the monkey

Yes I'll be a monkey's uncle
The artist is saying he is happy to be the monkey's uncle

I'll be the best he ever had
The artist wants to be the best uncle for the monkey

He pretends he's asleep
The monkey pretends to be asleep

But when I turn my back
The singer thinks the monkey is waiting for a chance to play

He'll creep out of his bed
The monkey is sneaking out of its bed

And launch a sneak attack
The monkey might attack the artist playfully

He grabs me by the ankles
The monkey holds the artist's ankles

And drops me to the floor
The monkey drops the singer to the floor

But I guess in the end that's what an uncle's for
The artist thinks it's okay to be tossed around by the monkey, as he is an uncle and supposed to play with his nephew

And when I'm old and gray, and it won't be long
The singer is predicting that he will get old soon

I'll be weak and feeble, he'll be young and strong
The singer thinks that the monkey will be stronger and more active than him in old age

I'll dribble down my chin, and smile a toothless grin
The singer imagines himself as an old man with no teeth

And remind him of the days when I did for him
The artist hopes to reminisce with the monkey in his old age

Yes someday I will get even for these bruises and carbuncles
The artist is joking that he will get revenge on the monkey for all the bruises and scratches he received while playing

But for now I'm just so glad to be that little monkey's uncle
The singer is happy to be the monkey's uncle and to spend time playing with him

He's always asking questions about the dinosaurs
The monkey is curious about dinosaurs

And when it's pouring rain out
The monkey wants to play outside even when it's raining heavily

He wants to play outdoors
The monkey loves to play outside

That's him the little caveman
The monkey is like a little caveman

With the slingshot taking aim
The monkey pretends to aim with a slingshot

At the aging Brontosaurus
The monkey imagines an old dinosaur while playing