Lyrics of 'Monkey To Man' by Elvis Costello

Monkey To Man is a song by Elvis Costello whose lyrics have countless searches, so we decided it deserves its place on this website, along with many other song lyrics that internet users want to know.

A long time ago, our point of view
Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew
And now the world is full of sorrow and pain
And it's time for us to speak up again

You're slack and sorry
Such an arrogant brood
The only purpose you serve is to bring us our food
We sit here staring at your pomp and pout
Outside the bars we use for keeping you out

You've taken everything that you wanted
Broke it up and plundered it and hunted
Ever since we said it
You went and took the credit
It's been headed this way since the world began
When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man

Monkey to Man

Every time man struggles and fails
He makes up some kind of fairytales
After all of the misery that he has caused
He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs

Points up to heaven with cathedral spires
All the time indulging in his base desires
Ever since we said it
He went and took the credit
It's been headed this way since the world began
When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man

Monkey to Man

Big and useless as he has become
With his crying statues and his flying bomb
Goes 'round acting like the chosen one
Excuse us if we treat him like our idiot cousin

He hangs up flowers and bells and rhymes
Hoping to hell someone's forgiven his crimes
Fills up the air with his pride and praise
He's a big disgrace to our beastly ways

In the fashionable nightclubs and finer precincts
Man uses words to dress up his vile instincts
Ever since we said it
He went and took the credit
It's been headed this way since the world began
When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man

There are many reasons to want to know the lyrics of Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello.

Feel like a star singing the song Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello, even if your audience is just your two cats.

A very common reason to search for the lyrics of Monkey To Man is the fact that you want to know them well because they make you think of a special person or situation.

In case your search for the lyrics of the song Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello is because it makes you think of someone in particular, we suggest you dedicate it to them somehow, for example, by sending them the link to this website, they'll surely get the hint.

Are you arguing with your partner because you understand different things when you listen to Monkey To Man? Having the lyrics of the song Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello at hand can settle many disputes, and we hope that it will.

On this page, you have at your disposal hundreds of song lyrics, like Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello.

Learn the lyrics of the songs you like, like Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello, whether it's to sing them in the shower, make your covers, dedicate them to someone, or win a bet.