All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo Song Lyrics and Chords
All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo Song Lyrics and Chords by Tommy Collins
All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo
Written and Recorded by Tommy Collins
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Now I've got a cousin
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on my daddy's
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side
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He was a single
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boy and doin'
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fine
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Until he met a wider who
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took him for a
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He's a
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hubby now be
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sides the
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paw of
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mine
All of the monkeys
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ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose
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around me and
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you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and
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you'll agree
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too
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all of the
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monkeys
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ain't in the
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zoo
Oh the women on a budget
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always tickle
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me
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They're as tight as ticks and
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worry all the
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time
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And then a travelin' salesman
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sweeps 'em off their
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feet
They
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give a dollar for a
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brush that's
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worth a
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dime
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Now there's some awful smart men
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that run the
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They head the list of
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some of our great
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men
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And then there's some others who
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had a big shot
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brother
They
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weren't elected
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they were
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just put
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in
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ain't in the zoo
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There's some a tellin' us a
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what we can
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do
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and
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you'll agree
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too
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all of the
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monkeys
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ain't in the
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zoo
I used to tell my girl when she'd ge
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t marryin' on he
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mind
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That she'd never make a
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monkey out of
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me
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But I was just a country kid and I
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didn't know the
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game
And I
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guess you
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know what
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happened to
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me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo?
- The song All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo was sang by Tommy Collins.
Who is Tommy Collins?
- Leonard Raymond Sipes (September 28, 1930 - March 14, 2000), better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter.
Active primarily during the 1950s through the 1970s, Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre. He enjoyed a string of hits during the mid-1950s including "It Tickles" and "Watcha Gonna Do Now". He also wrote several songs for other artists, including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')", which was a top 10 hit for Faron Young in 1954 and a No. 1 hit by George Strait in 1988.
After several years in the ministry, Collins returned to recording. In 1965, he had a comeback hit with "If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl". In the 1970s, he wrote several hits for Merle Haggard and The Strangers, including the No. 1 hits "Carolyn" and "The Roots of My Raising". In June 1980, Haggard recorded a biographical tribute to Collins called "Leonard".
Collins was the inspiration and character talked about in Craig Morgan's song, "I Wish I Could See Bakersfield".
Collins remained active in the songwriting business. He died March 14, 2000, at his home in Ashland City, Tennessee.