Monkey In the Middle Lyrics

Well I was born a little apple seed
No one seemed to notice me
Stealing kisses in the dark
from two sisters hard to tell apart
I was the monkey in the middle
but I never got caughtFrom the pump and dump to the bait and switch
I can do 'em all with the flick of a wrist
Even as a pup down on the farm
I never met a beast I couldn't charm
I was the monkey in the middle
and I never got caught
Yeah, I was the monkey in the middle
and I never got caughtSt. Petersburg's a funky town
There's money to be made if you ask around
Microfilm, discothèques, cash in hand
and traveller's cheques
I was the monkey in the middle
and I never got caught

Yeah, I was the monkey in the middle
and I never got caughtWell, Cleopatra ruled the Nile with an iron fist
Some folks they just couldn't handle it
They hunted down my river queen
Nobody laid a hand on me
I was the monkey in the middle
but I never got caughtShe owned the heart of Egypt land
They say she died by her own hand
But it was a harmless game of truth or dare
She grabbed that snake and held it there
I was the monkey in the middle
and I never got caughtAnd I never got caught, and I never got caughtWell I came into this world unknown
I've seen so many good people come and go
But I got no grey hairs upon my head
and I kept my cool to the bitter end
I'm the monkey in the middle
and I never got caught
You let Jesus make your dying bed
Tell him I've got other plans instead
Take the reaper off his rounds
I can shut my own light out
I'm the monkey in the middle
and I never get caught