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Dance, Monkey! Lyrics by Maddy Lee

2020

[Intro]
A puppet for dancing, a trophy to show
That's all that I was until you let me go
A talking point, a party trick - the boxes that I had ticked
Were all that you needed at the time

I was yours but could never call you mine
The story of the lonely Valentine

[Verse 1]
And so I took all that wasted effort and I
Put it into someone so much better and they
They just love me for the person that I can be
And they don't, don't make me dance, dance monkey!
And I don't dance, dance monkey!

And what I lacked was somе self-control for you
And I followed anything that you told me to
Rosе-colored glasses hid your lit gasses and I
Forgave all your trespasses

[Pre-Chorus]
"She sings, she draws, she cooks and cleans!
She'll be whatever you will need."
And I did as asked, did anything
Just to hear that you're proud of me

But words from her they come for free!
You left a lock, but she's the key
She will undo your dirty deeds

[Chorus]
And I don't DANCE DANCE DANCE MONKEY!

DANCE DANCE DANCE MONKEY!
DANCE DANCE DANCE MONKEY!
DANCE DANCE DANCE MONKEY!

[Pre-Chorus]
I was worth more than you'd ever know
And all it took was her to show me
That my pride was well deserved
And I had value, love and worth

Your venom tongue spit honeyed lies
And people clung to it like flies
A venus trap was all you were -
And those flies fell dead in your dirt

Fell dead in your dirt. Fell dead in your dirt
Fell dead in your dirt

[Chorus]
DANCE MONKEY, DANCE DANCE MONKEY!
DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE DANCE MONKEY! DANCE

[Outro]
And now I will dance for nobody but her
Whenever I want, because I know my worth
And she stares on proudly, and loves me so loudly
And I am a happy monkey. And I do not dance, dance monkey
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About “Dance, Monkey!” by Maddy Lee

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