Dayroom - Once I was a Monkey

Climbed out of the ocean
I made my home in the trees
Someone came along and made a monkey out of me
Brought me down and taught me
Dressed me up in clothes
The only thing I learned is that I learned I shouldn’t know
Don’t be asking questions they'll never tell a lie
I swallowed every word so I could open up my eyes

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Monkey see and monkey do and monkeys make the rules
One said keep it simple then they handed out the tools
One more taught a lesson with books and sleight of hand
Told me good and bad was something I never would understand
Told me of an apple and a serpent in a tree
Blamed my faults on knowledge then they labeled it belief

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Scratchin and pushin' and pullin' and yankin' my hair,
You’d be best beware
Of all the things a monkey can do when he gets to where he wants to go
Gets into a car, drives around, rips up trees and puts ‘em down
Puts down language on paper to say who runs the town he’s livin' in
But me, I’ve given to all these men forgiving me for things I never did
Still I say, oh God forgive me please

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

One small step for monkey, he says I hope to get there soon
Don’t know where I’m going but I landed on the moon
Walked around, it came to me that here I stand alone
Great big world before me and yet still I’ve never known
Why I’m still a monkey and I don’t know wrong from right
Why I’m here and why i fear the lights off late at night

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
But now I’m a man

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey

Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey
Once I was a monkey

Written by:
BRAD ZIMMERMAN, JAMES RIDDLE, MICHAEL WINGER, RYAN KELLY

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