The one monkey there in the Cleveland zoo
Revolution leader to the primate crew
Smoking a cigar in a three piece suit
Whoa
Hands in his pockets while the apes accumulate
Analyzing every way to make the break
Any one mistake and it's no escape
Whoa
He said to himself as he gazed at the mass
I'll need to train these monkeys to obliterate man
Punch slap turn around ninja kick yeah
Whoa
With the break of day arriving and an army of apes
Slipping on bananas and choking on grapes
His mind lost focus as he turned away
Whoa

Revolution, time has called for evolution
Revolution whoa
Primate leader fighting to make monkeys freer
Primate leader whoa

Then one little monkey, small but wise
Called out as the apes began to rise
He said, "Hey monkeys how can we survive?"
Whoa
All this time we have come to rely
On zookeeper Bob and that other guy
If we break out now we would sacrifice
Whoa
Revolution leader just laughed and said
"Listen little monkey" as he scratched his head
"For thousands of years our species has fed"
Whoa
Well now we have to choose between the two
Picking our own fruit or having lunch at the zoo
Well the most important thing is our revolution
Whoa

But some of the monkeys at the Cleveland zoo
Didn't carry the right attitude
They didn't want to give up all the free food
Whoa
They looked to their leader, all they could see
Was a monkey shouting anarchy
And they gathered their friends to mutiny
Whoa
What a crime