On a subway train ride.
Wearin' clothes of dust and dreams of pride.
But that's no concern of yours.
Because my genes don't match what a man enjoys.
I'm the organ grinder's monkey.
A grinder's monkey. Yes, I am.
I'm the grinder's monkey.
Headed for the big house on a train.
[organ solo]
See the world just slide by.
Before the sunset I never see.
Churn the box, that's all I'll be.
Don't candy coat it: one stop for meeee.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm the organ grinder's monkey.
A grinder's monkey. Yes, I am.
I'm the grinder's monkey.
Headed for the big house on a train.
Oooooooooooo.
[organ solo]
[bridge]
All the people watch me dance. Their smiles abound while I hold their glance.
I fill them each with boyish glee, but the cash I see's not meant for me.
[organ solo]
Set to cure my broken back
Found a curve on unyielding tracks.
In a place where I can frown
and live for days when the subway's down.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm the organ grinder's monkey.
A grinder's monkey. Yes, I am.
I'm the grinder's monkey.
Leavin' from the big house on a train.
Leavin' her the big house on a traaaaaaaaaaaaain.
Organ grinder's monkey.
A grinder's monkey. Lord, that's me.
I'm the grinder's monkey.
Oooooooooooo.
I'm the grinder's monkey.
Oooooooooooo.
[organ solo]
[fade out]