“Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan
Who for reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988), Tweeter and the Monkey Man

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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