MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO

Grandpa used to wear his pants half way to his neck
They'd inch down as he plowed, till he'd sigh “what the heck”
Now, folks today wear bluejeans lower than a country mile
An' bring a new dimension to the whole idea of how to crack a smile 

          Hey, monkey see, monkey do 
          Are you the one following me or am I following you? 
          Like a slangin' gang of orangutans in a social media zoo 
          Look at me, hey look at you, monkey see, monkey do 

Folks tweetin' n' twangin' their thang are driving us all to rivers of tears 
Every new tech gadget is obsolete before the end of the year 
Realty celebrity wannabes are soon a jaded memory 
Like washed-up whacked-out monkeys in a dysfunctional family tree 

          Hey, monkey see, monkey do 
          Are you the one following me or am I following you? 
          Textin' virtual idiosyncrasies in a global sound-bite stew
          Look at me, hey look at you, monkey see, monkey do 

Songbirds and word nerds are tweetin', sly corporate wolves are trackin' 
Truth-bashing trolls with deception's backin' are hackin', bushwhackin' and attackin' 
The drunk zookeeper trains an eagle-eye on me and you 
From a well-placed space-based privacy erased global view 

          Hey, monkey see, monkey do 
          Are you the one following me or am I following you? 
          Sure would be nice to have a meaningful conversation
          And baby, I'm a countin' on you
          Look at me, hey look at you, monkey see, monkey do


       Written by: Richard Aberdeen.  Copyright by Richard Aberdeen (ASCAP)
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