Lyrics Porcelain Monkey - Warren Zevon

Porcelain Monkey

He was an accident waiting to happen;
Most accidents happen at home
Maybe he should’ve gone out more often
Maybe he should’ve answered the phone
Hip-shakin', shoutin' in gold lamé:
That’s how he earned his regal sobriquet
Then he threw it all away
For a porcelain monkey
He threw it away for a porcelain monkey
Gave it all up for a figurine;
He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas
And his face on velveteen
From a shotgun shack singing Pentecostal hymns
Through the wrought iron gates to the TV room:
He had a little world, it was smaller than your hand
It’s a rockabilly ride from the glitter to the gloom
Left behind by the latest trends
Eating fried chicken with his regicidal friends:
That’s how the story ends
With a porcelain monkey
He threw it away for a porcelain monkey
Gave it all up for a figurine;
He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas
And his face on velveteen
Hip-shakin', shoutin' in gold lamé:
That’s how he earned his regal sobriquet
Then he threw it all away
For a porcelain monkey
He threw it away for a porcelain monkey
Gave it all up for a figurine;
He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas
And his face on velveteen