Verse 1:
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
For reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man
Tweeter was a boy scout before she went to Vietnam
And found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
They knew that they found freedom just across the Jersey Line
So they hopped into a stolen car took Highway 99
Chorus:
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when they`re standing
Never saw them when they fell
Verse 2:
The undercover cop never liked the Monkey Man
Even back in childhood he wanted to see him in the can
Jan got married at fourteen to a rackateer named Bill
She made secret calls to the Monkey Man from a mansion on the hill
It was out on thunder road - Tweeter at the wheel
They crashed into paradise - they could hear them tires squeal
The undercover cop pulled up and said Everyone of you`s a liar
If you don`t surrender now it`s gonna go down to the wire
(To chorus:)
Verse 3:
An ambulance rolled up - a state trooper close behind
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
Near the souvenir stand by the old abandoned factory
Next day the undercover cop was hot in pursuit
He was taking the whole thing personal
He didn`t care about the loot
Jan had told him many times it was you to me who taught
In Jersey anything`s legal as long as you don`t get caught
(To chorus:)
Verse 4:
Someplace by Rahway prison they ran out of gas
The undercover cop had cornered them said Boy, you didn`t
think that this could last
Jan jumped out of bed said There`s someplace I gotta go
She took a gun out of the drawer and said It`s best if you dont` know
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
The monkey man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield
Jan said to the Monkey Man I`m not fooled by Tweeter`s curl
I knew him long before he ever became a Jersey girl
(To chorus:)
Verse 5:
Now the town of Jersey City is quieting down again
I`m sitting in a gambling club called the Lion`s Den
The TV set been blown up, every bit of it is gone
Ever since the nightly news show that the Monkey Man was on
I guess I`ll to to Florida and get myself some sun
There ain`t no more opportunity here, everything`s been done
Sometime I think of Tweeter, sometime I think of Jan
Sometime I don`t think about nothing but the Monkey Man
(To chorus:)
