The Kinks - Ape Man Lyrics

I think I'm sophisticated
'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien
But all around me everybody's multiplying

Till 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 want to die in a nuclear war
I want to 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 ape, ape-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 cities 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, I'm an ape, ape-man, I'm an ape-man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man, I'm an ape-man

I look out my 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 and love me, be my ape-man girl
And we will 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 voo-doo 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 want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape-man