Monkey's Paw - Laurie Anderson

Well I stopped in at the body shop said to the guy: I want stereo fm installed

in my teeth and take this mole off my back and put it on my cheek.

and uh…

while I’m here, why don’t you give me s F those high-heeled feet?

and he said: listen there’s no guarantee nature’s got

rules and nature’s got laws but listen look out for the monkey’s paw and I said:

whaaat?

he said: the gift of life

A twist of fate it’s a roll of the die it’s a free lunch a free ride but

nature’s got rules and nature’s got laws and if you cross her look out!

it’s the monkey’s paw it’s sayin: haw haw!

it’s

G gimme five!

it’s sayin: bye bye!

I know a man he lost his head he said:

the way I feel I’d be better off dead.

he said: I got everything I ever wanted

now I can’t give it up it’s a trap, just

Ck!

the gift of life it’s a leap of faith it’s a roll of the die it’s a free

lunch a free ride the gift of life it’s a shot in the dark it’s the call of the

wild it’s the big wheel the big ride

Ature’s got rules and nature'

S got laws and if you cross her look out!

it’s the monkey’s paw you better stop!

look around!

listen!

you- could- be- an- oca- rina- salesman- going- from-

door- to- door.

or- would- you- like-

Wing- on- a- star- and- carry- moon- beams- home?

or- next- time- around- you-

could- be- a- small- bug- or- would- you- like- to- be- a- fish?

the gift of life it’s a twist of fate it’s a roll

E die it’s a free lunch a free ride the gift of life it’s a shot in the dark

it’s the call of the wild it’s the big wheel the big ride but nature’s got

rules and nature’s got laws and if you cro

R look out!

it’s the monkey’s paw it’s singin': gimme five!

it’s singin':

bye bye!