Monkey's Paw

Laurie Anderson · Other Songs - Laurie Anderson

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!