Lyrics Monkey's Paw - Laurie Anderson

Monkey's Paw

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!