hem komik, hem düşündürücü, hem eğlenceli hem de hüzünlü bir the kinks şarkısı. insanlık olarak geldiğimiz noktaya bir özet niteliğinde yaklaşılmış, yazıldığı altmışlı yılların üstüne bir kırk yıl daha eklenince çok daha iyi anlaşılmış bir şarkı olsa gerek.
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i think i'm sophisticated 'cos i'm living my life like a good homo sapiens
but all around me everybody's multiplying and they're walking round like flies man
so i'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages in the zoo man
'cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
i am an ape man
i think i'm so educated and i'm so civilized 'cos i'm a strict vegetarian
but with the over-population and inflation and starvation and the crazy politicians
i don't feel safe in this world no more
i don't wanna die in a nuclear war
i wanna sail away to a distant shore
and make like an ape man
i'm an ape man, i'm an ape ape man
i'm an ape man
i'm a king kong man i'm a voodoo man
i'm an ape man
'cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky
compared to the clouds as they roll by
compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies
i am an ape man
in man's evolution he has created the city and the motor traffic rumble
but give me half a chance and i'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
'cos the only time that i feel at ease
is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
oh what a life of luxury
to be like an ape man
i'm an ape man, i'm an ape ape man
i'm an ape man
i'm a king kong man, i'm a voodoo man
i'm an ape man
i look out the window, but i can't see the sky
'cos the air pollution is fogging up my eyes
i want to get out of this city alive
and make like an ape man
come on and love me, be my ape man girl
and we'll be so happy in my ape man world
i'm an ape man, i'm an ape ape man
i'm an ape man
i'm a king kong man, i'm a voodoo man
i'm an ape man
i'll be your tarzan, you'll be my jane
i'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
and we'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
just like an ape man
i'm an ape man, i'm an ape ape man
i'm an ape man
i'm a king kong man, i'm a voodoo man
i'm an ape man
i don't feel safe in this world no more
i don't wanna die in a nuclear war
i wanna sail away to a distant shore
and make like an ape man
