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10) Zoo Blues - m.litton

Did you ever see a monkey in his cage
He stares right through you then turns away
There’s a little bitty tear in the corner of his eyes
Which say he wants to be in the jungle tonight
He’s got the zoo blues, he only wants a little wagon room
He hangs his head and eats a banana
And dreams of his home in the Tropicana

The penguin sits alone on a rock
He don’t dance cause it’s too damn hot
And he don’t ask cause he’s so polite
Why the great good Lord never taught him to fly
He’s got the zoo blues, all dressed up in his favorite suit
He wishes he could flap his little wings ‘n go
Back to his friends at the Southern Pole

The ostrich buries its head in the sand
While the giraffe hides his in the leaves where he stands
They both agree with the hippopotamus
Who stays underwater so he can’t see us
They got the zoo blues, wouldn’t be their if they could choose
They’d rather roam the plains of Africa
With the elephant and the striped zebra

The little boy sits in school all day
Just lookin’ out the window, wantin’ to play
But he must memorize his ABCs
So he can write his name when he grows real big
He’s got the zoo blues, wonders whose been foolin’ who
When takes out a loan for college ‘n signs
His name right there on the ol’ dotted line

Now you go to work and you buy a house
You go to church and you wed a spouse
Then one cold day you’ll realize
Your behind on the bills ‘n she’s tellin’ ya lies
You got the zoo blues, tired of doin’ the things you do
The grass is always greener over the fence
You planned for the future now ya wonder where it went
Ever see a monkey in his cage…

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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