Monkey on Your Back

About Monkey on Your Back

Monkey on Your Back is a single by the Canadian rock musician, Aldo Nova. Released from his album Subject... Aldo Nova in 1983, the song climbed to number 12 on Billboard magazine's Album Rock Tracks chart.

Year:

1983

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let me tell you a story                          about two kids in the city                        see they both have a problem with life            and it isn't very pretty                          there's a kid called timmy                        he use to be pretty witty                         but then too many rides on the horse              got him hooked and it's a pity                    cause now he's got a monkey                       he's got a monkey can't fight it                  monkey                                            on his back he can't deny it                      monkey                                            he found a dragon that bites                      a hole in his arm at night                        where all the monney goes                         monkey,monkey on his back                         monkey,monkey on his back                         a dirty monkey                                    well there's a girl called sally                  she walks the streets in the city                 she works down on the corner every night          gives her money up to willy                       you see her man's big willy                       and when he met her she was pretty                but he gave her a habit that she didn't want      now that's a pity                                 cause now she's got a monkey                      she's got a monkey can't fight it                 monkey                                            she's gotta walk the streets to buy it            monkey                                            she found a dragon that bites                     a hole in her arm at night                        where all the money goes                          monkey'monkey on her back                         monket'monkey on her back                         a dirty monkey                                    well now listen everybody                         cause there's a moral to th story                 clean up your act                                 get the monkey off your back                      or you'll be sorry                                keep yourself clean                               cause the monkey plays mean                       he'll put a knife in your back                    then the man in the black                         will show you a dragon that bites                 and you'll wind up with a                         monkey'monkey on your back                        monkey'monkey on your back                        monkey'monkey on your back                        monkey'monkey on your back

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Aldo Nova

Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956 Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer. Nova gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1981 and its accompanying single, "Fantasy," which climbed to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. more »

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