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Monkey Man
John C. Wakefield
I ask you a question,
or say what I think.
You don’t give an answer...
don’t respond to my thoughts.
Instead you say “Wow,
you talk like I do...
...that’s funny as hell.”
I’m a monkey on a bike,
wearin’ a hat ‘n a coat.
When I talk like you do,
you just gotta laugh.... you just gotta laugh.
I win in Mahjong,
I drink jaa6 sei3 mei6 (廿四味),
You think it’s not normal...
not how it should be.
And so you say “Wow,
you do what I do...
and that’s funny as well.”
I’m a monkey on a bike,
wearin’ a hat ‘n a coat.
When I do what you do,
you just gotta laugh.... you just gotta laugh.
or say what I think.
You don’t give an answer...
don’t respond to my thoughts.
Instead you say “Wow,
you talk like I do...
...that’s funny as hell.”
I’m a monkey on a bike,
wearin’ a hat ‘n a coat.
When I talk like you do,
you just gotta laugh.... you just gotta laugh.
I win in Mahjong,
I drink jaa6 sei3 mei6 (廿四味),
You think it’s not normal...
not how it should be.
And so you say “Wow,
you do what I do...
and that’s funny as well.”
I’m a monkey on a bike,
wearin’ a hat ‘n a coat.
When I do what you do,
you just gotta laugh.... you just gotta laugh.
This work was selected by Hong Kong Baptist University as part of an ongoing project to showcase creative writers, both students and faculty, across campus.
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