Story Behind The Song

this song was inspired by a picture of 3 monkeys in a tree, the song evolved on it's own. Children LOVE it so do most adults, our local TV station ( Channel 3 tv phoenix) was so ispired by the song they built a whole morning show around it, when I performed it on their morning show.

Song Description

an upbeat song describing the reduction of the rain forest and all the creatures that live there.

Lyrics

The Monkey Song

Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight.

Tell the lion that the forest is gone.
All the little bitty creatures have gone.

Tell the lion that the forest is gone tonight (tonight,tonight)

I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land. Tell the natives they have no more homes tonight.
(tonight ,tonight)

Tell the river that its source has run dry, no more rainfall coming down from the sky.
Tell the river that its source has run dry tonight. (tonight,tonight)


Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, all the leaves and trees and flowers have fled.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight. (tonight, onight)

I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land.
Tell the natives they have no more homes tonight. (tonight, tonight)

Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, tell the monkey that the jungle is dead, tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight

I just don't know and I don't understand,
Why we have to tear up this land.
Tell the people survivals at hand, its up to us too-
I just don't know and I don't understand, why we have to tear up this land
Tell the people survivals at hand, it's up to us too.
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead,
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead,
Tell the monkey that the jungle is dead tonight.