She wants to go where the tide is low

And she wants to skip rocks

And play shadow games all day long

She wants to see the monkey do the tricks

And she sings, sings with the natives

Put your hands on the monkey

Take your hands off the money

Put your hands on the monkey

Run as fast as you can

'Cause we can?t make promises

In the state that we?re in, that we?re in

Sometimes she sits with the lights off

And she closes like a flower in frigid weather

Well, she?s run out of dimes

But she?s bound for a lucky streak

She?s run out of dimes

But she?s bound for a lucky streak

Put your hands on the monkey

Take your hands off the money

Put your hands on the monkey

Run as fast as you can

'Cause we can?t make promises

In the state that we?re in, state that we?re in

She wants to giggle like the girls in the schoolyard

She wants to turn into a Japanese tattoo

She wants to stop the imaginary movie cameras in her head

'Cause they follow her wherever she goes

In the state, in the state

In the state that we?re in

Put your hands on the monkey

Take your hands off the money

Put your hands on the monkey

Run as fast as you can

'Cause we can?t make promises

Put your hands on the monkey

Take your hands off the money

Put your hands on the monkey

Run as fast as you can

'Cause we can?t make promises

In the state that we?re in