[00:00.00]Monkey in the Middle - Chuck Prophet
[00:06.71]"give us a break
[00:08.25]We know you want to see him
[00:10.44]But let's not give him the feeling  uh
[00:14.20]That all we are is curiosity seekers
[00:17.39]If you could fall back a little bit
[00:18.99]Give him a break  he's got a big job to do today "
[00:22.35]Well i was born a little apple seed
[00:28.72]No one seemed to notice me
[00:34.82]Stealing kisses in the dark
[00:37.17]From two sisters hard to tell apart
[00:40.13]I was the monkey in the middle
[00:41.50]But i never get caught
[00:46.14]From the pump & dump to the bait & switch
[00:52.48]I could do 'em all with the flip of a wrist
[00:58.42]Even as a pup down on the farm
[01:01.23]I never met a beast i couldn't charm
[01:03.81]I was the monkey in the middle
[01:05.11]And i never get caught
[01:09.13]Yeah  i was the monkey in the middle
[01:11.22]And i never get caught
[01:15.71]Well st  petersburg's a funky town
[01:21.80]There's money to be made if you ask around
[01:28.11]Microfilm  discotheques
[01:31.15]Cash in hand and traveler's checks
[01:33.41]I was the monkey in the middle
[01:34.67]And i never got caught
[01:38.95]Yeah  i was the monkey in the middle
[01:40.60]And i never got caught
[01:44.43]Alright
[01:46.62]And i never got caught
[01:49.62]And i never got caught
[01:55.37]Ahh    watch me now
[02:20.84]Cleopatra ruled the nile with an iron fist
[02:26.76]Some folks they just couldn't handle it
[02:33.26]They hunted down my river queen
[02:36.15]Nobody laid a hand on me
[02:38.63]I was the monkey in the middle
[02:39.97]But i never got caught
[02:45.12]She owned the heart of egypt land
[02:50.37]They say she died by her own hand
[02:56.29]There was a harmless game of truth or dare
[02:59.88]She grabbed that snake and held it there
[03:02.13]I was the monkey in the middle
[03:03.45]And i never got caught
[03:07.42]Yeah  i was the monkey in the middle
[03:09.30]And i never got caught
[03:13.53]Alright
[03:15.39]And i never got caught
[03:18.25]And i never got caught
[03:24.42]Ahh    watch me now
[03:37.39]Well  i came into this world unknown
[03:43.17]I've seen so many good people come and go
[03:48.93]But i got no gray hairs upon my head
[03:52.29]And i kept my cool to the bitter end
[03:54.61]I am the monkey in the middle
[03:56.13]And i never get caught
[04:00.63]You let jesus make your dyin' bed
[04:06.47]Tell him i've got other plans instead
[04:13.03]Take the reaper off his rounds
[04:15.98]I can shut my own light out
[04:18.35]I'm the monkey in the middle
[04:19.56]And i never get caught
[04:23.27]Yeah  i'm the monkey in the middle
[04:25.26]And i never get caught
[04:29.19]Mr  guitar player
[04:41.56]"i guess it just be that way sometimes
[04:48.45]I guess it just be that way sometimes
[04:54.06]Ooh i guess it just be that way sometimes   "