Apeman lyrics

I think I'm sophisticated 'cause

I'm living my life like a good Homo sapiens

But all around me everybody's multiplying

And they're walking round like flies, man

So I'm not better than the animals

Sitting in the cages in the zoo, man

'Cause compared to the flowers and the birds in the trees -

I am an apeman!

I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized

'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian

But with the over-population and inflation and starvation

And the crazy politicians

I don't feel safe in this world no more,

I don't want to die in a nuclear war.

I want to sail away to a distant shore

And make like an apeman.

I'm an apeman,

I'm an ape, apeman,

Oh I'm an apeman

I'm a King Kong man,

I'm a voodoo man,

Oh I'm an apeman

Because compared to the sun that sits in the sky,

Compared to the clouds as they roll by,

Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies -

I am an apeman.

La, la, la, la, la, la ...

In man's evolution he has created the city

And the motor traffic rumble.

But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes

And living in the jungle.

'Cause the only time that I feel at ease

Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.

Oh, what a life of luxury

To be like an apeman.

I'm an apeman,

I'm an ape, apeman,

Oh I'm an apeman

I'm a King Kong man,

I'm a voodoo man,

Oh I'm an apeman

I look out the window but I can't see the skies,

The air pollution is a-fucking up my eyes,

I want to get out of this city alive

And make like an apeman.

Oh, come on and love me,

Be my apeman girl!

And we'll be so happy

In my apeman world!

I'm an apeman,

I'm an ape, apeman,

Oh I'm an apeman

I'm a King Kong man,

I'm a voodoo man,

Oh I'm an apeman

I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,

I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane,

We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day,

Just like an apeman.

I'm an apeman,

I'm an ape, apeman,

Oh I'm an apeman

I'm a King Kong man,

I'm a voodoo man,

Oh I'm an apeman

I don't feel safe in this world no more,

I don't want to die in a nuclear war.

I want to sail away to a distant shore

And make like an apeman

• Artist:The Kinks
• Album:Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970)