seven monkeys on my back

from unfinished thoughts (album) by the caretakers

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lyrics

The fields are flooding across the Plains
First Nations rise, avenging blame
The currency traders are putting us all to shame

Kyoto’s deep-frying in Japan
The world’s on alert “Beware of Man”
The carbon makers are getting mad, it’s so sad

The Queen had tea and a fall from grace
Advertising men always in your face
The Washington Post died I heard on Tuesday

The mad scientists are now making a case
New gods in the Frankenstein race
Even good looks won’t get you there it’s bad taste

Helen Keller liked what she couldn’t see
Karl Marx paid he didn’t write for free
Now court jester’s on the loose, it’s a tragedy

Kennedy died in a mystery
What can you do he said to me
It’s not about you my son it’s not about me

The doctors put a madman inside my head
Some heavy baggage but I’ve got no trip I said, I’ve got
Seven monkeys on my back, a new working class
Seven monkeys on my back, a new working class
Seven monkeys on my back, a new working class

The fields are flooding across the Plains
First Nations rise, avenging blame
The currency traders still putting us all to shame
The currency traders still putting us all to shame

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from unfinished thoughts (album), released July 1, 2010
Lead vocals: Norm Van Bergen
Backing vocals: Jeffrey C. Martin, Lena Montecalvo, Glen Marshall
Lead guitars: Ed Mitchell
12-string guitar: Norm Van Bergen
Bass: Carl Jennings
Drums: Tim Jennings
Recorded and mixed at Vibewrangler Studio, Hamilton

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