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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jethro Tull
Performer
Ian Anderson
Flute
David Pegg
Bass Guitar
Gerry Conway
Drums
Martin Barre
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Anderson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ian Anderson
Producer
David Pegg
Engineer
Martin Barre
Engineer
Robin Black
Engineer
Tim Matyear
Engineer
Stephen Tayler
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As the moon slips up and the sun sets down
I'm a high rise jockey and I'm Heaven bound
Do the work boot shuffle, lose brains from braun
I'm a monkey puzzle and the lid is on
[Verse 2]
Can you guess my name?
Can you guess my trade?
I'm gonna catch you anyway
You might be right, I'll give you guesses, three
Feel me climbin' up your knee
[Verse 3]
Guess what I am, I'm a steel monkey
[Verse 4]
Now some men hustle and some just think
And some go runnin' before you blink
Some look up and some look down
From three hundred feet above the ground
[Verse 5]
Well, can you guess my name? Can you guess my trade?
Well, I won't rest before the world is made
Arm in arm the angels fly
Keep me from fallin' out the sky
[Verse 6]
Steel monkey
Steel monkey
Steel monkey
[Verse 7]
I work in the thunder and I work in the rain
I work at my drinkin' and I feel no pain
I work on women if they want me to
You can have me climb all over you
[Verse 8]
Now have you guessed my name?
Have you guessed my trade?
I'm cheap at the money I get paid
In the sulphur city where men are men
We bolt those beams and climb again
[Verse 9]
Steel monkey
Written by: Ian Anderson