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Don't Put the Chimp in Charge

from So Far So Good by Ricky Rochelle

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Ricky Rochelle - Don’t Put the Chimp in Charge

Have you heard the primate escaped the zoo?
Can’t let him make a monkey outta you
The police sketched out his hairy face
He broke into NASA to go to space

The chimpanzee’s missin’
He’s out on a mission
And wants to fly the ship to Mars
Don’t put the chimp in charge!

I don’t wanna be around
When the rocket hits the ground
I don’t wanna hear a sound
Don’t put the chimp in charge
He’s a dummy, he’s a dope
He’s a monkey on a rope
If you want there to be hope
Don’t put the chimp in charge

Now he’s screeching orders from the cockpit
He’s demanding a cold banana split
He isn’t smart but he’s got a peel
Just keep him far away from the wheel

The chimpanzee’s wishin’
He’ll make television
I wanna see him behind bars
Don’t put the chimp in charge!

I don’t wanna be around
When the rocket hits the ground
I don’t wanna hear a sound
Don’t put the chimp in charge
He’s a dummy, he’s a dope
He’s a monkey on a rope
If you want there to be hope
Don’t put the chimp in charge

The police busted in the door with bats and cuffs
That’s when that monkey had had enough
He escaped the launch pad, got a job and went to work
He became the boss and a bigger jerk

Don't put the chimp in charge!

I don’t wanna be around
When the rocket hits the ground
I don’t wanna hear a sound
Don’t put the chimp in charge
He’s a dummy, he’s a dope
He’s a monkey on a rope
If you want there to be hope
Don’t put the chimp in charge

I don’t wanna be around
When the rocket hits the ground
I don’t wanna hear a sound
Don’t put the chimp in charge
He’s a dummy, he’s a dope
He’s a monkey on a rope
If you want there to be hope
Don’t put the chimp in charge.

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from So Far So Good, track released December 10, 2021
"Don't Put the Chimp in Charge" was recorded at Center Stage Music in Bellmore, NY in February 2021. It was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Gregg Gavitt.

On the song:
Ricky Rochelle – Lead vocals, drums and backup vocals
Gregg Gavitt – Guitars and bass

"Don't Put the Chimp in Charge" was written by Ricky Rochelle.

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Ricky Rochelle Long Beach, New York

Ricky Rochelle is an American musician and songwriter from Long Beach, New York. Best known as a singing drummer, Ricky is the frontperson for the Young Rochelles, and plays in the New Rochelles too.

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