“Fox the fox
Rat on the the rat
You can ape the ape
I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take any more
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey.”

— Peter Gabriel

Shock The Monkey
Song lyrics, Peter Gabriel (IV), Security (1982)

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English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian 1950

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