Monkey To Man Lyrics - Delivery Man - Elvis Costello

A long time ago, our point of view 

Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew 

Now the world is full of sorrow and pain 

It's time for us to speak up again 

You're slack and sorry such an arrogant brood 

The only purpose you serve is to bring us our food 

We sit here staring at your pomp and pout 

Outside the bars we use for keeping you out 

You've taken everything that you wanted 

Broke it up and plundered it and hunted 

Ever since we said it 

You went and took the credit 

It's been headed this way 

Since the world began 

When a vicious creature took the jump 

From monkey to man 

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Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Yeah yeah yeah 

Every time that man struggles and fails 

He makes up some kind of fairytales 

After all of the misery that he has caused 

He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs 

Points up to heaven with cathedral spires 

All the time indulging in his base desires 

Ever since we said it 

He went and took the credit 

It's been headed this way 

Since the world began 

When a vicious creature took the jump 

From monkey to man 

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Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 

Big and useless as he has become 

With his crying statues and his flying bomb 

Goes 'round acting like the chosen one 

Excuse us if we treat him like our idiot cousin 

He hangs up flowers and bells and rhymes 

Hoping to Hell someone's forgiven his crimes 

Fills up the air with his pride and praise 

He's big disgrace to our beastly ways 

In the fashionable nightclubs and finer precincts 

Man uses words to dress up his vile instincts 

Ever since we said it 

He went and took the credit 

It's been headed this way 

Since the world began 

When a vicious creature took the jump 

From monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Monkey to man 

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 

A long time ago, our point of view