Monkey Monkey

Monkey, monkey 

Little monkey 

Playing in my head 

Telling me missed expectations 

Mean that I should dread 

Always saying there are rules 

And if we stray it's wrong 

Rigid rules for me and others 

Make prison bars so strong 

People being human 

Are sure to disappoint 

When happiness is an outside job 

We kind of miss the point 

So monkey monkey 

Worried monkey 

I know that you mean well 

I'm just going to give you a hug right now 

You have a story to tell 

Little monkey, calming now

I think today we learned 

That happiness is an inside job 

The tables now have turned 

No situation, person or place 

Is going to make it right 

And when we load them down like that 

They're sure to put up a fight 

Monkeys do what monkeys do 

And playing with others is fun

Some days we go bananas

And the other monkeys want to run 

But with some luck 

And a little love 

We find our happy troop 

Monkeys who are glad that we're around 

Even when we're looped

So monkey, monkey 

There you are 

Playing in my head 

I hear what you are saying 

But now, there is no dread