Blue Monk

Mary Stallings

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Going along, life is your own But sometimes the cost is dear Being complete, knowing defeat Keeping on from year to year It takes some doing Monkey sees the blues, you hear Keeping on from year to year Life is a school, unless you're a fool But sometimes the learning brings you pain Knowing at once, you're just a dunce Trial and error, loss and gain It takes some doing Monkey sees a slow, slow train Trial and error, loss and gain Finding your own place in the sun Doesn't come the easy way Shallowing deep, nothing is cheap Measured by the dues you pay It takes some doing Monkey sees the blue highway Measured by the dues you pay Life is a school, unless you're a fool But the learning brings you pain Knowing at once, you're just a dunce Trial and error, loss and gain It takes some doing Monkey sees a slow, slow train Trial and error, loss and gain Finding your own place in the sun Doesn't come the easy way Shallowing deep, nothing is cheap Measured by the dues you pay It takes some doing Monkey sees the blues, you hear Keeping on from year to year