THE BAKERSFIELD CHIMP

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You can shave a chimp and dress him like a man
And he can be to you what I have been
And I can be a man again
And I'll do what I want to do
And you can play pretend.

He looks a lot like me
It's just a matter of degree
The two of you are bound in love
At least as good as yours and mine.
We did the best we could, it's fine.
And I'm okay.

He's the perfect pal, the perfect fan,
Look at him go.
He can give you things that I never can.
Whoa.

He doesn't even know he's being so screwed over.
He doesn't even know he's being so screwed over.

He doesn't even know that he's alive.
He doesn't even know that he's a monkey.

He was born to please
He's right at home on his hands and knees
But I've evolved a few degrees
I stand upright, and when I do
I'm almost like a man, it's true.
I walk and talk and tie my shoe.
And you just play with the monkey.

He doesn't even know he's being so screwed over.
He doesn't even know he's being so screwed over.

He can give you things that I never can.
Let the animal replace the man.

He doesn't even know that he's alive.
He doesn't even know that he's a monkey.
He doesn't even know that he's alive.
Yet.

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from JUVENAL!A, track released December 1, 2010

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