the monkey that became president
Singer:hall, tom t.
i was there on the day the monkey came into this world
his face was round and reddish and his hair was slightly curled
he didn't look too different from the others i had seen
who'd-a-thought he was the answer to the nation's dream?
at first he didn't seem to be intelligent at all
each time he'd start to walk about he'd stumble and he'd fall
my first impression was to be a most mistaken thought
what's this little hairy monkey wrought?
because i witnessed his departure from his mother's womb
i felt inclined to check his progress every afternoon
one day the keeper of the zoo called in the live tv