Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys

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The Churchills - הצ’רצ’ילים & Ellis Elias

The title track of Jericho’s 2nd album, “Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys”. According to Robb Huxley, the song is about drug addiction, as it tells the story of a psychedelic… Read More

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Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now the evening sun is goin' down
Black shadows coverin' dusty ground
But I never thought I'd be the kind of man
But I know that I am

[Refrain]
But I never thought I'd be a junkie
Fixin' up holes and shootin' my time away

[Verse 2]
Early morning sun leaves me behind
Shatters my body, burns my mind
But I never thought I'd be the kind of man
But I know that I am

[Refrain]
But I never thought I'd be a monkey
Climbin' up trees and lost in a cannibal isle

[Guitar Solo ; 1:59-5:37]

[Verse 3]
If I should wake up in some other place
White heap starin' in my lonely face
But I never thought I'd be the kind of man
To be caught inside a jam

[Refrain]
But I never thought I'd be a donkey
Pullin' a weight that's driving me to the ground

[Outro]
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Help me, babe
But I never thought I'd be the kind of man
But I never thought I'd be a junkie, babe
But I never thought I'd be a monkey
But I never thought I'd be, I'd be a donkey, yeah
Uh, oh

That's right

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The title track of Jericho’s 2nd album, “Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys”. According to Robb Huxley, the song is about drug addiction, as it tells the story of a psychedelic night, deviding it to stages using a junkie, a monkey and a donkey to describe them.

The song was written during a vecation in the beach town of Eilat. Producer Ellis Elias later suggested it would be the album’s title.