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Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Canonical path: /screamin-jay-hawkins/monkberry-moon-delight
Related lyric paths: 6
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Monkberry Moon Delight
Read Monkberry Moon Delight lyrics by Screamin' Jay Hawkins on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Monkberry Moon Delight
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So I sat in the attic
A piano up my nose
And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata)
Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose
And the horrible sound of tomato (tomato)
Ketchup (ketchup)
Soup and puree (Soup and puree)
Don't get left behind (get left behind)
When a rattle of rats had awoken
The sinews, the nerves and the veins
My piano was boldly outspoken, in attempts to repeat its refrain
So I stood with a knot in my stomach
And I gazed at that terrible sight
Of two youngsters concealed in a barrel
Sucking monkberry moon delight
Monkberry moon delight
Monkberry moon delight
Well, I know my banana is older than the rest
And my hair is a tangled beretta
When I leave my pajamas to Billy Budapest
And I don't get the gist of your letter (your letter)
Catch up! (catch up)
Cats and kittens (cats and kittens)
Don't get left behind (get left behind)
Monkberry moon delight
Monkberry moon delight
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins performs "Monkberry Moon Delight", and this lyric page sits inside the Screamin' Jay Hawkins catalog on LyroVerse.
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