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BY:  Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, Leroi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley

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SONG #44
8/3/95
    Proudest Monkey
A semi-autobiographical song focusing on Dave's life from his humble, bartender days (and prior days) to his success in the music industry.

Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch,
limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do

Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do

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