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Peter Gabriel
Shock the Monkey
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Rock
Shock the Monkey was released on September 6, 1982 by Real World as a part of the album Peter Gabriel 4: Security (Remastered)
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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Lead Vocals
David Rhodes
David Rhodes
Guitar
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta
Drums
Larry Fast
Larry Fast
Synthesizer
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill
Background Vocals
Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Chapman Stick
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Producer
David Lord
David Lord
Producer
Danny Heaps
Danny Heaps
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Julian Mendelsohn
Julian Mendelsohn
Mixing Engineer
Mike King
Mike King
Editing Engineer
Neil Perry
Neil Perry
Assistant Engineer
Tony Cousins
Tony Cousins
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Cover me when I run
Cover me through the fire
Something knocked me out the trees
Now I'm on my knees
Cover me, darling please
Hey, hey, hey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to
Shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
Fox the fox, rat on the rat
You can ape the ape, I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take anymore
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey
Hey, hey, hey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to
Shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
Monkey
Wheels keep turning
A monkey
Something's burning
(Yeah)
Monkey
Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
(Shock, shock, shock)
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
(Shock, shock, shock)
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Cover me when I sleep
Cover me when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine
Make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling please
Hey, hey, hey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're gonna
Shock the monkey?
Hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, yeah
Monkey
Too much at stake
A monkey
Ground beneath me shake
(Yeah)
Monkey
And the news is breaking
(Shock, shock, shock)
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
(Shock, shock, shock)
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey, hey, hey
Shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey to life)
(Shock the monkey to life)
(Shock the monkey to life)
(Shock the monkey to life)
(Shock the monkey to life)
Honk, honk, honk
(Shock the monkey to life)
(Shock the monkey to life)
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey to life)
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey to life)
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey to life)
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life
Written by: Peter Gabriel

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