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Apeman

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Apeman was released on November 27, 1970 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Dalton

Bass Guitar

Mick Avory

Drums

Ray Davies

Guitar

John Gosling

Keyboards

Dave Davies

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Raymond Douglas Davies

Raymond Douglas Davies

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ray Davies

Producer

Mike Bobak

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm livin' my life

Like a good homosapien

But all around me everybody's multiplyin'

And they're walkin' round like flies, man

So I'm no better than the animals

Sitting in the cages in the zoo, man

'Cause compared to the flowers

And the birds in the trees

I am an apeman

[Verse 2]

I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized

'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian

And with the overpopulation

And inflation and starvation

And the crazy politicians

I don't feel safe in this world no more

I don't wanna die in a nuclear war

I wanna sail away to a distant shore

And make like an apeman

[Verse 3]

I'm an apeman

I'm an ape-apeman

Oh, I'm an apeman

I'm a king kong man

I'm a voodoo man

Oh, I'm an apeman

[Verse 4]

'Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky

Compared to the clouds as they roll by

Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies

I am an apeman

[Verse 5]

In man's evolution he's created the city

And the motor traffic rumble

But give me half a chance and I'd be takin' off my clothes

And living in the jungle

'Cause the only time that I feel at ease

Is swingin' up and down in a coconut tree

Oh, what a life of luxury

To be like an apeman

[Verse 6]

I'm an apeman

I'm an ape-apeman

Oh, I'm an apeman

I'm a king kong man

I'm a voodoo man

Oh, I'm an apeman

[Verse 7]

I look out the window but I can't see the sky

The air pollution is a'foggin' up my eyes

I wanna get outta this city alive

And make like an apeman

[Verse 8]

Come on and love me

Be my apeman girl

And we'd be so happy

In my apeman world

[Verse 9]

I'm an apeman

I'm an ape-apeman

Oh, I'm an apeman

I'm a king kong man

I'm a voodoo man

Oh, I'm an apeman

[Verse 10]

I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane

I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane

We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day

Just like an apeman

[Verse 11]

I'm an apeman

I'm an ape-apeman

Oh, I'm an apeman

I'm a king kong man

I'm a voodoo man

Oh, I'm an apeman

[Verse 12]

I don't feel safe in this world no more

I don't wanna die in a nuclear war

I wanna sail away to a distant shore

And make like an apeman

Written by: Ray Davies

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