Monkey Man Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm a fleabit peanut monkey
All my friends are junkies
That's not really true

I'm a cold Italian pizza
I could use a lemon squeezer
What you do?
But, I've been bit and I've been tossed around
By every she-rat in this town

Have you, babe?

[Refrain]
Well, I am just a monkey man
I'm glad you are a monkey woman too

[Verse 2]
I was bitten by a boar
I was gouged and I was gored
But I pulled on through

Yes, I'm a sack of broken eggs
I always have an unmade bed
Don't you?
Well, I hope we're not too messianic
Or a trifle too satanic
We love to play the blues

[Refrain]
Well, I am just a monkey man
I'm glad you are a monkey, monkey woman too, babe

[Outro]
I'm a monkey! I'm a monkey!
I'm a monkey babe! I'm a monkey babe!
I'm a monkey! I'm a monkey! I'm a monkey! I'm a monkey!
M-m-m-monkey! M-m-m-m-monkey! I'm a m-m-m-monkey!
M-m-m-ma ma ma ma!
Ma ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma ma ma monkey!
Ah! I'm a monkey!
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! ....

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About

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The eighth track off of The Stones' 1969 album Let It Bleed, “Monkey Man” provides a somewhat satirical glance into the band’s perceived lifestyle at the time.

The song was used in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film Goodfellas during a scene near the end of the film where the main character smuggles cocaine.

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Credits
Produced By
Electric Guitar
Background Vocals
Sound Engineer
Tambourine
Bass, Vibraphone
Recorded At
Olympic Sound Studios, London
Release Date
December 5, 1969
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