Lyrics
Me and my baby
Expressing a relationship with a partner.
Keeps falling out
Experiencing difficulties or conflicts in the relationship.
Let me tell you
Introducing the theme of the song and the desire to explain.
What it's all about
Preparing to reveal the reasons behind the relationship issues.
She wanna sell my monkey
Metaphorically referring to the partner wanting to betray or deceive ("sell") the speaker's trust or commitment.
She wanna sell my monkey
-She wanna sell my monkey
-But that'll never do
Asserting that the betrayal will not be accepted or tolerated.
It used to be hers
Explaining that the partner used to possess the "monkey" (symbolic object), but it was given to the speaker.
But she gave it to me
-Why she wanna sell him
-I just can't see
Expressing confusion about why the partner wants to betray or sell the shared possession.
She wanna sell my monkey
Reiterating the partner's desire to betray or sell the symbolic possession.
She wanna sell my monkey
-She wanna sell my monkey
-But that'll never do
Reaffirming the speaker's refusal to accept the betrayal.
She wanna know
Highlighting the partner's lack of awareness regarding the harm caused to the speaker in the relationship.
Why we don't get along
-She don't realize
-She's doing me wrong
-She wanna sell my monkey
Repeating the theme of the partner's desire to sell the symbolic possession.
She wanna sell my monkey
-She wanna sell my monkey
-But that'll never do
Reasserting the speaker's resistance to the betrayal.
I have to hang around
Describing the speaker's need to be vigilant due to a lack of trust in the partner.
Every day and night
-I can't trust the girl
-Out of my sight
-She wanna sell my monkey
Emphasizing the partner's persistent desire to betray or sell the shared possession.
She wanna sell my monkey
-She wanna sell my monkey
-But that'll never do
Stating once again the speaker's refusal to accept the betrayal.
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