Screeching Weasel - So Long, Mojo lyrics
[Screeching Weasel - So Long, Mojo lyrics]
I decided one day (just why, I can't say)
To attend a circus revue to be honest
it wasn't much more than a pitiful zoo
Tranquilized lions that looked to be
Dying of shame drunken clowns in a car
But among the detritus
One trooper shone like a star
From Maine to LA, he toiled each day
Delighting the crowds with his act
But the years had caught up with him
And he was losing his step
As fate would dictate, the promoter, dismayed
On that very day broke the news
The performer was gently but
Firmly given the boot and he said
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
I could see at a glance there wasn't a chance
The chimp would survive by himself
He needed a friend and a stage
And I did as well
The promoter was please, d to part, for a fee
With the dignified, civilized ape
And that simple transaction would change
My life from that day so let's sing
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
Oh my! Look at him fly
Through the air with the greatest of ease
In his tophat and monocle
Serving us crackers and cheese
What next? A scene from Macbeth
Pantomimed for a roomful of friends
That was Mojo: the consummate pro
From beginning to end
He liked Avo Cigars and Bel Canto Arias
Schubert, Balvenie and Swift
And how he loved fires and poking
At them with a stick he wasn't a butler
(No) He wasn't a valet (No)
Nor merely a lovable imp
No, he was a gentleman's
Personal gentleman chimp let's all sing
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
You lot were not fit to tie his shoes
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
To attend a circus revue to be honest
it wasn't much more than a pitiful zoo
Tranquilized lions that looked to be
Dying of shame drunken clowns in a car
But among the detritus
One trooper shone like a star
From Maine to LA, he toiled each day
Delighting the crowds with his act
But the years had caught up with him
And he was losing his step
As fate would dictate, the promoter, dismayed
On that very day broke the news
The performer was gently but
Firmly given the boot and he said
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
I could see at a glance there wasn't a chance
The chimp would survive by himself
He needed a friend and a stage
And I did as well
The promoter was please, d to part, for a fee
With the dignified, civilized ape
And that simple transaction would change
My life from that day so let's sing
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
Oh my! Look at him fly
Through the air with the greatest of ease
In his tophat and monocle
Serving us crackers and cheese
What next? A scene from Macbeth
Pantomimed for a roomful of friends
That was Mojo: the consummate pro
From beginning to end
He liked Avo Cigars and Bel Canto Arias
Schubert, Balvenie and Swift
And how he loved fires and poking
At them with a stick he wasn't a butler
(No) He wasn't a valet (No)
Nor merely a lovable imp
No, he was a gentleman's
Personal gentleman chimp let's all sing
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
Kind, considerate, generous and true
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
So long, Mojo, the gentleman chimpanzee
Never was there a friend as loyal as he
You lot were not fit to tie his shoes
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you
So long, Mojo, we'll all miss you