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Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Canonical path: /dave-matthews-band/proudest-monkey
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Proudest Monkey
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Proudest Monkey
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Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch
Limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey
You've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple
Simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey
You've ever seen
Moneky see, monkey do
Moneky see, monkey do
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