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Tom T Hall Miscellaneous Monkey That Became President (1972) I was there on the day the monkey came into this world His face was round and reddish and his hair was slightly curled He didn’t look too different from the other I had seen Who’d have thought he was the answer to the nation’s dream At first he didn’t seem to be intelligent at all Each time he’d start to walk about he’d stumble and he’d fall My first impression was to be a most mistaken thought Lord a mighty watch this little hairy monkey row Because I witnessed his departure from his mother’s womb I felt inclined to check his progress every afternoon One day the keeper of the zoo called in the live TV Brinkley said I think you’ll be amazed at what you’ll see The monkey walked and talked and waved his arms about his head In the corner was the stack of books that he had read An educated monkey said the papers across the land It was more than weary sociologists would stand Oh his fame was universal he was on the Carson show People talk about him kindly everywhere’d go His insight was amazing his philosophy was fair He became a politician welcomed everywhere His wit was not to be compared to any mind intact He’d lace a braze with irony and blend it all with fact Conservatives all applauded and the liberals were impressed The bigots and integrationists were in his camp Nobody dared to meet him in an open press debate He was nominated by the folks from every state Yes a monkey was the president though maybe not the first And there was peace and harmony throughout the universe The dream I had last night has been related as it came As for interpretation well it’s really very plain Would you rather have a monkey up in Washington DC Or have those people making monkeys out of you and me |
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