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Leave The Monkey

from Night Life by Sara Lovell

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lyrics

Pipe down I say, it’s time for bed
What’s making all that noise
Are the orangutans loose or is it a goose
Playing with my wind up toys

Quiet now, it’s time for sleep
What’s going on out there
Sounds like antelope skipping a rope
Or scrambling up the stairs

Please lead them down the hallway
And out to our back lawn
There’s grass to eat and sturdy trees
To sharpen hooves upon

But you can leave the monkey
He seems as tired as me

Pipe down, I say, I’m trying to sleep
Don’t mess with my routine
Zebras, cheetahs, laughing hyenas
Tramping on my trampoline

Hush, I say, I need to rest
The party’s way too loud
Arguing pelicans, trumpeting elephants
Downright crazy crowd

Please lead them through the swinging gate
Walk them down the street
There’s a park and there’s a vendor
Who sells peanuts for a treat

But you can leave the monkey
He seems as tired as me
When the sun goes down it’s time for sleep
On this we both agree
You can leave the monkey
I only want the monkey
He’s the only one who sees
Nighttime is for sleep

Gorillas are screeching and penguins are preaching
Zebras, cheetahs, laughing hyenas
Arguing pelicans, trumpeting elephants

Lead to them to the ferry
And march them all on board
Sail them somewhere far away
So peace can be restored

But you can leave the monkey
He doesn’t even snore
When he sleeps he makes no peep
Who could ask for more

You can leave the monkey
I only want the monkey
He’s the only one who sees
Nighttime is for sleep

credits

from Night Life, released May 1, 2020
music: S. Lovell
words: S. Lovell and M. Pasqual

Sara Lovell: vocals, electric piano, mouth percussion, drum programming
BZ Lewis: ukulele
Monica Pasqual: tambourine

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Sara Lovell Berkeley, California

Sara Lovell's third children’s music album in less than four years, Night Life, celebrates the hours leading to bedtime and the magical worlds we enter when we finally fall sleep. As with her last two award winning albums, the new release moves beautifully between diverse musical genres – at moments riotous and full of unrestrained joy, at other moments tender, introspective and melodic. ... more

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