Leave My Monkey Alone — Warren Zevon
written by Warren Zevon c. 1987, Zevon Music BMI
Mzungu Arudi Ulaya Mwa Frika Apate Uhuru
Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone
Down in Kenya where the Masai roam And the grass grows tall on the veldt In our old colonial home We drank our bitters while the empire fell
Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone
One day the Mau Mau came All we had was lost In our old colonial home Under the Southern Cross
Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone
Down in Kenya where the Masai roam And the grass grows tall on the veldt In our old colonial home We drank our bitters while the empire fell
Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone
The Mau Mau came in '52 The sun went down and we drew the drapes In our old colonial home We hid behind the Mau Mau gates
Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone Leave my monkey alone