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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Vocals
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard
Keyboards
B.J. Cole
B.J. Cole
Pedal Steel Guitar
Bruce Gaitsch
Bruce Gaitsch
Acoustic Guitar
Graham Broad
Graham Broad
Drums
James Lawrence Johnson
James Lawrence Johnson
Bass
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Bass
John Dupree
John Dupree
Conductor
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Percussion
Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Keyboards
P.P. Arnold
P.P. Arnold
Vocals
R. Difonzo
R. Difonzo
Guitar
Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Composer
John Dupree
John Dupree
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Producer
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard
Producer
Nick Griffiths
Nick Griffiths
Co-Producer
Hayden Bendall
Hayden Bendall
Engineer
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan
Engineer
Stephen McLaughlan
Stephen McLaughlan
Engineer
Mike Bosley
Mike Bosley
Assistant Engineer
Andy Bradfield
Andy Bradfield
Assistant Engineer
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
Assistant Engineer
Brian Burrows
Brian Burrows
Assistant Engineer
Ross Donaldson
Ross Donaldson
Assistant Engineer
Steve Heinke
Steve Heinke
Assistant Engineer
John Lowson
John Lowson
Assistant Engineer
Marc Moreau
Marc Moreau
Assistant Engineer
Dary Sulich
Dary Sulich
Assistant Engineer
Roy Sweeting
Roy Sweeting
Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Wheatley
Jeremy Wheatley
Assistant Engineer
James Guthrie
James Guthrie
Mixing Engineer
Sean O'Dwyer
Sean O'Dwyer
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Ron Lewter
Ron Lewter
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The monkey sat on a pile of stone
And he stared at the broken bone in his hand
Strings of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land
And the monkey looked up at the stars
And he thought to himself
Memory is a stranger
History is for fools
And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing
Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town
[Verse 2]
Hold on, hold on, soldier
[Verse 3]
When you add it all up
The tears and the marrow bone
There's an ounce of gold
And an ounce of pride in each ledger
And the Germans kill the Jews
And the Jews kill the Arabs
And the Arabs kill the hostages
And that is the news
And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused
He said, "Mamma, the President's a fool
Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals?"
And the joint chiefs of staff
And the brokers on Wall Street said
"Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid"
"Time is linear, memory's a stranger
History is for fools, man is a tool
In the hands of the great God Almighty"
And they gave him command of a nuclear submarine
Sent him back in search of the Garden of Eden
Written by: Roger Waters
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