Tweeter And The Monkey Man
The Traveling Wilburys
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AmTweeter and the Monkey Man were Ghard up for cash
They Fstayed up all night selling Amcocaine and hash
To an Amundercover cop who had a Gsister named Jan
For Freasons unexplained she Amloved the Monkey Man
AmTweeter was a boy scout before she Gwent to Vietnam
And Fmaj7found out the hard way, Amnobody gives a damn
They Amknew that they found freedom just Gacross that Jersey line
So they Fmaj7hopped into a stolen car took AmHighway 99
And the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell [Am]
AmThe undercover cop Gnever liked the Monkey Man
FEven back in childhood he wanted to Amsee him in the can
AmJan got married at fourteen to a Gracketeer named Bill
She made Fsecret calls to the Monkey Man from a Ammansion on the hill
It was Amout on thunder road, GTweeter at the wheel
They Fmaj7crashed into paradise, they could Amhear them tires squeal
The Amundercover cop pulled up and said: "GEvery one of you is a liar
If Fmaj7you don't surrender now, it's gonna Amgo down to the wire."
And the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell
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An Amambulance rolled up, a state Gtrooper close behind
FTweeter took his gun away and Ammessed up his mind
The Amundercover cop was left Gtied up to a tree
Near the Fsouvenir stand by the old Amabandoned factory
AmNext day the undercover cop was Ghot in pursuit
He was Fmaj7taking the whole thing personal, he didn't Amcare about the loot
AmJan had told him many times: "It was Gyou to me who taught
In Fmaj7Jersey anything's legal as Amlong as you don't get caught."
And the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell
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SomeAmplace by Rahway prison they Gran out of gas
The underFcover cop had cornered them, said: "BoyAm, you didn't think that this could last!"
AmJan jumped up out of bed, said: "There's Gsomeplace I gotta go!"
She Ftook a gun out of the drawer and said: "It's Ambest if you don't know."
The Amundercover cop was found face Gdown in a field
The FMonkey Man was on the river bridge using AmTweeter as a shield
AmJan said to the Monkey Man: "I'm not Gfooled by Tweeter's curl
I Fknew it long before he ever Ambecame a Jersey girl."
Then the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell
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Now the Amtown of Jersey City is Gquieting down again
I'm Fsitting in a gambling club Amcalled the Lion's Den
The AmTV set was blown up, every Gbit of it is gone
Ever Fsince the nightly news show that the AmMonkey Man was on
I Amguess I'll go to Florida and Gget myself some sun
There Fmaj7ain't no more opportunity here, Ameverything's been done
SomeAmtime I think of Tweeter, someGtimes I think of Jan
SomeFmaj7times I don't think about nothing but the AmMonkey Man
Then the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell
And the Amwalls came down, Em7all the way to hell
Never Dsaw them when they're standing
Never Amsaw them when they fell
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