Monkey To Man-Elvis Costello

[00:09.70]A long time ago, our point of view [00:16.72]Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew [00:20.23] [00:23.30]Now the world is full of sorrow and pain [00:27.38] [00:30.50]It's time for us to speak up again [00:34.34] [00:37.67]You're slack and sorry [00:39.56]Such an arrogant brood [00:41.50] [00:44.71]The only purpose you serve is to bring us our food [00:48.95] [00:52.38]We sit here staring at your pomp and pout [00:56.01]Outside the bars we use for keeping you out [00:59.52]You've taken everything that you wanted [01:03.21]Broke it up and plundered it and hunted [01:06.71]Ever since we said it [01:08.48]You went and took the credit [01:10.37]It's been headed this way since the world began [01:13.56]When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man [01:18.58] [01:32.36]Every time that man struggles and fails [01:36.79] [01:39.31]He makes up some kind of fairytales [01:42.75] [01:46.18]After all of the misery that he has caused [01:49.82]He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs [01:53.58]Points up to heaven with cathedral spires [01:57.21]All the time indulging in his base desires [02:00.87]Ever since we said it [02:02.76]He went and took creditthe [02:04.15]It's been headed this way since the world began [02:07.76]When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man [02:12.76] [02:30.32]Big and useless as he has become [02:33.29]With his crying statues and his flying bomb [02:37.03]Goes 'round acting like the chosen one [02:40.75]Excuse us if we treat him like our idiot cousin [02:44.53]He hangs up flowers and bells and rhymes [02:48.86] [02:51.69]Hoping to hell that someone's forgiven his crimes [02:55.31] [02:58.94]Fills the air with his pride and his praise [03:02.06]He's big disgrace to our beastly ways [03:05.68]In the fashionable nightclubs and finer precincts [03:09.57]Man uses words to dress up his vile instincts [03:13.31]Ever since we said it [03:15.00]He went and took the credit [03:16.83]It's been headed this way since the world began [03:20.04]When a vicious creature took the jump from Monkey to Man