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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roger Waters
Vocals
Katie Kissoon
Background Vocals
Doreen Chanter
Background Vocals
Tim Pierce
Guitar
Andy Fairweather Low
Electric Guitar
Graham Broad
Drums
Patrick Leonard
Keyboards
Randy Johnson
Bass
Randy Jackson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Waters
Composer
Patrick Leonard
Choir Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Waters
Producer
Patrick Leonard
Producer
Nick Griffiths
Co-Producer
Hayden Bendall
Engineer
Jerry Jordan
Engineer
Stephen McLaughlan
Engineer
Mike Bosley
Assistant Engineer
Andy Bradfield
Assistant Engineer
Chris Brown
Assistant Engineer
Brian Burrows
Assistant Engineer
Ross Donaldson
Assistant Engineer
Steve Heinke
Assistant Engineer
John Lowson
Assistant Engineer
Marc Moreau
Assistant Engineer
Dary Sulich
Assistant Engineer
Roy Sweeting
Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Wheatley
Assistant Engineer
James Guthrie
Mixing Engineer
Sean O'Dwyer
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Ron Lewter
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
"Don't be afraid
It's only business"
The alien prophet sighed
The vulture and the magpie
Took the cash box from its hook
The monkey in the corner
Wrote the figures in his book
Crazed, the checkout lady's fingers flash across the till
And the captain posts the menu of the day
And in banks across the world Christian, Moslem, Hindu, Jew
And every other race, creed, color, tint, or hue
Get down on their knees and pray
The racoon and the groundhog
Neatly make up bags of change
But the monkey in the corner
Well, he's slowly drifting out of range
"Christ, it's freezing inside"
The veteran cries
The hyenas break cover and stream through the meadow
And the fog rolls in
Through his bottle of gin
So he picks up a stone that looks like a bone
And the bullets fly
And the rivers run dry
And the fat girls sigh
And the network anchor persons lie
And the soldier's alone
In the video zone
But the monkey's not watching
He slipped out to the kitchen
To pile the dishes
And answer the phone
Wait 'til the sun shines, Nellie
And the clouds are drifting by
We shall be happy, Nellie
By and...
Writer(s): George Roger Waters
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