Coversong originally made famous by the Kinks
Written by Ray Davies
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| / / / / | / / / / | I think I'm so - phisticated,
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'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien,
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But all around me everybody's multiplying,
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And they're walking 'round like flies, man,
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So I'm no better than the animals,
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Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
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'Cause com - pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees,
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I am an ape - man!
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I think I'm so educated, and I'm so civilised,
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'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian,
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But with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,
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And the crazy poli - tici - ans,
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I don't feel safe in this world no more,
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I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
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I want to sail away to a distant shore,
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And make like an ape - man!
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I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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'Cause com - pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
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Com - pared to the clouds as they roll by,
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Com - pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
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I am an ape - man!
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In man's evolution he has created the city,
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And the motor traffic rumble, but, give me half a chance,
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And I'd be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,
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'Cause the only time that I feel at ease,
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Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
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Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape - man!
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I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I look out the window, but I can't see the sky,
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The air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes,
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I want to get out of this city alive,
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And make like an ape - man!
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I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
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I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane,
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We'll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
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Just like an ape - man!
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I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
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Oh, I'm an ape - man,
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I don't feel safe in this world no more,
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I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
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I want to sail away to a distant shore,
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And make like an ape - man!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital 12-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
