Biography:
Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. He has written 11 #1 Hits, with 26 more that hit the Top 10. He was the son of a preacher.
As a teen, Hall put together a band called the Kentucky Travelers that performed before movies for a travelling theater. During a stint in the Army, Hall performed over the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote comic songs about Army experiences. His early career included being a radio announcer at WRON
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- I Flew Over Our House Last Night
- That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
- Sneaky Snake
- A Hero In Harlan
- A Picture Of Your Mother
- A Week In A County Jail
- Aint Got The Time
- Another Town
- Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon
- Back When We Were Young
- Ballad Of Forty Dollars
- Bar With No Beer
- Bill Monroe For Breakfast
- Candy In The Window
- Christmas Is
- Country Is
- Dont Forget The Coffee Billy Joe
- Everything From Jesus To Jack Daniels
- Faster Horses
- Forbidden Flowers
- Girls In Saigon City
- Homecoming
- I Cried All The Way To Kentucky
- I Like Beer
- I Love
- I Miss A Lot Of Trains
- I Want My Dog Back
- It Feels Better Now
- It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
- La Blues
- Me And Jesus
- O Christmas Candle
- Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- Once Upon A Road
- Over And Over Again
- Pay No Attention To Alice
- Ravishing Ruby
- Salute To A Switchblade
- Second Handed Flowers
- Shoe Shine Man
- Spokane Motel Blues
- Thats How I Got To Memphis
- The Monkey That Became President
- The Year Clayton Delaney Died
- The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
- Too Many Do Goods
- Tulsa Telephone Book
- Wash My Hands In The Morning Dew
- Were All In This Thing Alone
- When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore
- Whos Gonna Feed Them Hogs
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The Monkey That Became President
Tom T Hall
capo 1st fret
[Intro]
D A D A
[Verse]
D G D
I was there on the day the monkey came into this world
Bm7 A
His face was round and reddish and his hair was slighltly curled
G D Bm
He didn't look too different from the others I had seen
D
Who'd a thought he was the answer to the nations dream
G D
At first he didn't seem to be intelligent at all
G D A
Each time he'd start to walk about he'd stumble and he'd fall
G D Bm
My first impression was to be a most mistaken thought
D
Lord a mighty whats this little hairy monkey wrought?
G D
Because I witnessed his departure from his mothers womb
Bm7 A
I felt inclined to check his progress every afternoon
G D Bm
One day the keeper of the zoo called in the live TV
D
Frankly said I think you'll be amazed at what you see
G D
The monkey walked and talked and waved his arms about his head
G D A
In the corner was a stack of books that he had read
G D Bm
An educated monkey said the papers cross the land
D
It was more than weary sociologists could stand
G D
Oh his fame was universal he was on the carson show
Bm7 A
people talked about him kindly everywhere he'd go
G D Bm
His insight was amazing his philosophy was fair
D
He became a politician welcomed everywhere
G D
His wit was not to be compared with any mind intact
G D A
He'd lace a phrase with irony and blend it all with fact
G D Bm
Conservatives applauded and the liberals were entranced
D
The bigots and the intergrationists were in his camp
G D
Nobody dared to meet him in an open press debate
Bm A
He was nomonated by the folks from every state
G D Bm
Yes a monkey was the president though maybe not the first
D
and there was peace and harmony throughout the universe
G D
The dream I had last night has been related as it came
G D A
As for interpretation well it's really very plain
G D Bm
would you rather have a monkey up in Washington DC
D A D
Or have those people making monkeys out of you and me
Tom T Hall
capo 1st fret
[Intro]
D A D A
[Verse]
D G D
I was there on the day the monkey came into this world
Bm7 A
His face was round and reddish and his hair was slighltly curled
G D Bm
He didn't look too different from the others I had seen
D
Who'd a thought he was the answer to the nations dream
G D
At first he didn't seem to be intelligent at all
G D A
Each time he'd start to walk about he'd stumble and he'd fall
G D Bm
My first impression was to be a most mistaken thought
D
Lord a mighty whats this little hairy monkey wrought?
G D
Because I witnessed his departure from his mothers womb
Bm7 A
I felt inclined to check his progress every afternoon
G D Bm
One day the keeper of the zoo called in the live TV
D
Frankly said I think you'll be amazed at what you see
G D
The monkey walked and talked and waved his arms about his head
G D A
In the corner was a stack of books that he had read
G D Bm
An educated monkey said the papers cross the land
D
It was more than weary sociologists could stand
G D
Oh his fame was universal he was on the carson show
Bm7 A
people talked about him kindly everywhere he'd go
G D Bm
His insight was amazing his philosophy was fair
D
He became a politician welcomed everywhere
G D
His wit was not to be compared with any mind intact
G D A
He'd lace a phrase with irony and blend it all with fact
G D Bm
Conservatives applauded and the liberals were entranced
D
The bigots and the intergrationists were in his camp
G D
Nobody dared to meet him in an open press debate
Bm A
He was nomonated by the folks from every state
G D Bm
Yes a monkey was the president though maybe not the first
D
and there was peace and harmony throughout the universe
G D
The dream I had last night has been related as it came
G D A
As for interpretation well it's really very plain
G D Bm
would you rather have a monkey up in Washington DC
D A D
Or have those people making monkeys out of you and me
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