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Run Red Run
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Coasters
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(#36 Pop, #29 R&B - Nov. 1959)
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Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey
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Got him from a pawn shop broker
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Taught that monkey how to guzzle beer
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And he taught him out to play stud poker
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Last night when they were gambling in the kitchen
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The monkey he was taking a beating
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The monkey said Red, "I'm going to shoot you dead
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Because I know that well, you been a cheating."
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Chorus:
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Well, run Red run, because he's got your gun
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And he's aiming it at your head.
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Run Red run, because he's got your gun,
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And he's aiming it at your head.
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You better get up and wail,
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You better move your tail before he fills it full of lead.
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Oh, Red jumped up and started to move like a P80-Saber Jet.
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He zoomed around the corner, and he disappeared
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And everybody started to stare.
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The race was on, you know the chase was on
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And Red he was all shook up
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But, let me tell you sport, don't sell that monkey short,
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Because he's a travelling son of a gun.
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Repeat Chorus
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(Saxaphone playing)
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Monkey trapped Red in a parking alot.
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Down along the Avenue,
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Monkey said, "Red, you've made a man out of me,
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Now I'm going to make a monkey out of you.
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Give me your car keys, give me your wallet
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Give it to me here, or I'll shoot
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Going to put on your brand new Stetson hat
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And go to town in your new brown suit."
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Repeat Chorus
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Run Red Run
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| The Coasters |
