Tom T. Hall - The monkey that became president

I was t^Dhere on the day the monkey ^Gcame into this ^Dworld His face was round and reddish and his ^Bm7hair was slighltly c^Aurled ^GHe didn't look too di^Dfferent from the o^Bmthers I had seen Who'd a thought he was the answer to the nations ^Ddream At ^Gfirst he didn't seem to be i^Dntelligent at all E^Gach time he'd start to walk about ^Dhe'd stumble and he'd ^Afall My f^Girst impression was to be a m^Dost mistaken t^Bmhought Lord a mighty whats this little hairy monkey ^Dwrought? Because I witnessed his departure f^Grom his mothers ^Dwomb I felt inclined to check his progress e^Bm7very af^Aternoon One ^Gday the keeper ^Dof the zoo called ^Bmin the live TV Frankly said I think you'll be amazed at what you ^Dsee The ^Gmonkey walked and talked and waved his ^Darms about his head ^GIn the corner was a stack of ^Dbooks that he had r^Aead An e^Gducated monkey said the p^Dapers cross the l^Bmand It was more than weary sociologists could s^Dtand Oh his fame was universal ^Ghe was on the carson s^Dhow people talked about him kindly ev^Bm7erywhere he'd go ^{A G}His insight was ^Damazing his phi^Bmlosophy was fair He became a politician welcomed eve^Drywhere His ^Gwit was not to be compared with ^Dany mind intact He^G'd lace a phrase with irony and b^Dlend it all with ^Afact ^GConservatives applauded and the ^Dliberals were e^Bmntranced The bigots and the intergrationists were in his c^Damp Nobody dared to meet him in an ^Gopen press d^Debate He was nomonated by the ^Bmfolks from every ^Astate ^GYes a monkey was the ^Dpresident though ^Bmmaybe not the first and there was peace and harmony throughout the uni^Dverse The ^Gdream I had last night has been ^Drelated as it came ^GAs for interpretation well it's ^Dreally very ^Aplain ^Gwould you rather have a monkey up in ^DWashington ^BmDC Or have those people making monkeys out of you and m^De ^{A D}