Biography:
Leonard Raymond Sipes (September 28, 1930 – March 14, 2000), better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter.
Active primarily during the 1950s through 1970s, Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre. He enjoyed a string of hits during the mid-1950s including "It Tickles" and "Watcha Gonna Do Now". He also wrote several songs for other artists, including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')", which was a top 10 hit for Faron Young in 1954 and a No.
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Now I've got a cousin on my daddy's side
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He was a single boy and doin' fine
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Until he met a wider who took him for a ride
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He's a hubby now besides the paw of mine
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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Oh the women on a budget always tickle me
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They're as tight as ticks and worry all the time
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And then a travelin' salesman sweeps 'em off their feet
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They give a dollar for a brush that's worth a dime
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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Now there's some awful smart men that run the USA
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They head the list of some of our great men
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They weren't elected they were just put in
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a tellin' us a what we can do
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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I used to tell my girl when she’d get marryin' on her mind
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That she'd never make a monkey out of me
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But I was just a country kid and I didn't know the game
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And I guess you know what happened to me
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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He was a single boy and doin' fine
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Until he met a wider who took him for a ride
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He's a hubby now besides the paw of mine
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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Oh the women on a budget always tickle me
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They're as tight as ticks and worry all the time
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And then a travelin' salesman sweeps 'em off their feet
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They give a dollar for a brush that's worth a dime
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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Now there's some awful smart men that run the USA
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They head the list of some of our great men
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And then there's some others who had a big shot brother
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They weren't elected they were just put in
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a tellin' us a what we can do
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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I used to tell my girl when she’d get marryin' on her mind
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That she'd never make a monkey out of me
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But I was just a country kid and I didn't know the game
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And I guess you know what happened to me
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All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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There's some a runnin' loose around me and you
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Just watch when you're in a crowd and you'll agree too
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That all of the monkeys ain't in the zoo
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