I'm An Ape Man

Come on and love me, be my apeman girl,
And we'd be so happy in my apeman world.
- I'm An Apeman by The Kinks

I went to the post office yesterday to pick up the mail and there on top of the pile was a letter from my State Representative Jerry Moran addressed to my husband. I flipped though the stack of mail looking for my letter but there wasn't one. I guess old Jer thinks women shouldn't be consulted about important political issues. This seems to be the thinking of many Republicans these days.

Gentlemen, this song's for you.

I think I'm sophisticated 'cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien,
But all around me everybody's multiplying and they're walking round like flies, man,

So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees, I am an apeman.

I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'cos I'm a strict vegetarian,
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation and the crazy politicians,

I don't feel safe in this world no more,
I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, Oh, I'm an apeman,
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, oh I'm an apeman.

'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky,
Compared to the clouds as they roll by,
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies,
I am an apeman.

In man's evolution he has created the city and the motor traffic rumble,
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.

'Cos the only time that I feel at ease,
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
Oh, what a life of luxury, to be like an apeman.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, Oh, I'm an apeman,
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, I am an ape man.

I look out the window, but I can't see the sky,
The air pollution is fogging up my eyes,
I want to get out of this city alive,
And make like an ape man.

Come on and love me, and be my apeman girl,
And we'd be so happy in my apeman world.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, Oh, I'm an apeman,
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, Oh, I'm an apeman.

I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane,
And we'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day,
Just like an apeman.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, Oh, I'm an apeman,
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, Oh, I'm an ape man.

I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore
And make like an apeman.

La,la,la,la,la,la,la,la
La, la, la