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Artist: Gillian Welch
Canonical path: /gillian-welch/one-monkey
Related lyric paths: 6
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One Monkey
Read One Monkey lyrics by Gillian Welch on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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One Monkey
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One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
Here comes the freight train
Here comes the freight train
Here comes the freight train
So, get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
There is a purpose, a running keep
There is a Captian, with a steady wheel
Wheel
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
Here comes the slow train
Here comes the slow train
Here comes the slow train
So get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
She's at the station, running slow
Ready for leavin;, she's gonna go
Go
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Here comes the freight train
Here comes the freight train
Here comes the freight train
So, get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
One monkey don't stop the show
Whoa, so get on board
Here comes the freight train
Here comes the freight train
So, get on board
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Who performs "One Monkey"?
Gillian Welch performs "One Monkey", and this lyric page sits inside the Gillian Welch catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Dark Turn Of Mind and Hard Times with a short reason for opening each page next.
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