Apeman

Lyrics: Ray Davies
Music: Ray Davies

Played by the Rhythm Devils at the Gathering of the Vibes in 2011. (Thanks to Ben Harris for pointing this out.)

I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien
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
'Cause 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 voodoo man, oh I'm an apeman
'Cause 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 cities 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 voodoo man, oh I'm an apeman
I look out the window, but I can't see the sky
'Cause the air pollution is fogging up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive
And make like an ape man

Come and love me
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 voodoo 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 voodoo man, oh I'm an apeman
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

I'm so sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien
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
'Cause compared to the bugs and the spiders 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 those 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 be 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 voodoo man, oh I'm an apeman
I look out from my window and I can't see the sky
Evolution is a [poke] in the eye
I want to get out of this city of lies
And be like an apeman

Man has invented the cities and the motor traffic rumble
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and go running through the jungle
'Cos the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh, the 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 voodoo man, oh I'm an apeman
I'll be your Tarzan, you be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
And we'll sit around and eat bananas all day
And be like an ape man

Come and love me
Be my apeman girl
To 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 voodoo 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 around and eat bananas all day
Just like an apeman