LYRICS:

Tell me dear Master what shall I say?
To calm the wild waters and tie down the day.
And what is that chattering under my lawn?
Chatter chatter chatter chat – what has been born?
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Tell me dear Master what shall I say?
When the tired wind has gone and the trees begin to play.
Tell me dear Master what have we done?
Chatter chatter chatter chattering won’t stop until I’m gone.
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Slow down (let me stay). Slow down (let me stay)
Slow down (let me stay). Slow down (let me stay)
Tell me dear Master what should I say?
Take all that this day will bring but please let me stay.
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Chatter chatter chattering. Chatter chatter chattering
My bones are broken. My head is numb.
My eyes are blistered. My heart is gone
What have I done? What have I done?
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Tell me dear Master what have you found?
What is that language that they speak under the ground?
What is that chattering under my lawn?
Tell me dear Master what has been born?
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Tell me dear Master what shall I say?
All the lights are dull, and I forgot to pray.
Tell me dear Master what have we done?
I was asleep for days; I don’t think that I was the one.
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

I built my bunker. I swept my yard.
I prayed my measure, and I played my card.
But it won’t save me (let me stay)
It won’t save me (let me stay)
On the river runs, like the monkeys in my brain.
Oh, the river runs on, like the monkeys in my brain.

Slow down (let me stay). Slow down (let me stay)
Slow down (let me stay). Slow down (let me stay)
Chatter chatter chatter chattering
It won't save me

music and lyrics by Greg Dear.