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I wanna be a bonobo (Herschel's Song)

by Alexis Harte

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I was an unwitting co-writer on this track. The full story is here:

rumblestripvermont.com/2021/06/herschels-song

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I wanna be a bonobo,
I wanna swing from tree to tree
They say the women run the show,
Sounds pretty smart to me

Wanna come back as a bonobo
But that’ll take too long
So I decided I would go,
Down to the South Congo

Anybody here that knows me,
Well you gotta raise your right hand
When they ask you what he should be,
Don't you say a chimpanzee!

No no, he’s a bonobo!

They made me one of their own.
I learned a fancy new handshake
And in that way I said hello,
To every single bonobo

Here we go, next bonobo!!

Anybody here that knows me
Well ya gotta gimme my props
Never liked these ugly clothes,
Now it’s peace and love and bonobos

In the morning when I woke,
I was way high up in a tree
And man, I had to go,
But where does an old bonobo go?

Thought I’d crawl quiet and slow,
Try and shimmy my way down
They all woke and said, “Hey Yo!!! “
Don't you dare not say hello!

Anybody here who knows me
Knows I like my lovin' too
But when the women run the show,
I can’t up with the bonobos!

Oh no, he’’s a bonobo, no mo!!

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released June 28, 2021

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Alexis Harte San Francisco, California

Alexis Harte is a Peabody and Annie Awards-winning singer-songwriter and composer.

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