Intro
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[Chorus]
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Hello, hello Mister Monkey
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You're still so fast and funky
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Hello, hello Mister Monkey
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You should have been a clown
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You're still so fast and funky
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You should have been a clown
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 1]
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Once he was so famous, that little old clown
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Everybody used to know his name
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Now he's a nameless but happy old guy
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The children laugh if only he goes by
[Chorus]
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You're still so fast and funky
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You should have been a clown
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You're still so fast and funky
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You should have been a clown
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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When the sun is shining, he goes to the park
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Climbs the empty bandstand on the green
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Doing for the children his famous routine
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So they still laugh when slowly he walks home
[Chorus]
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You're still so fast and funky
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You should have been a clown
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You're still so fast and funky
F#m E
Hello, hello Mister Monkey
E F#m
You should have been a clown
[Outro]
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