[ti:Brother Gorilla] [ar:Jake Thackray] [al:Lah-Di-Dah] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Brother Gorilla - Jake Thackray [00:03.89]Written by:Brassens/Jake Thackray [00:07.78]Through the bars of a large enclosure [00:09.72]The village ladies intently stared [00:11.59]Where a gorilla with massive composure [00:13.65]Was impassively combing his hair [00:15.70]They were shamelessly interested [00:17.33]Eyeing devoutly a certain spot [00:19.31]But me mother's especially requested [00:21.33]I refrain from telling you what [00:23.17]Brother Gorilla [00:28.04] [00:31.40]The door of the circus lock-up [00:33.09]Where the noble brute had been put [00:34.94]By an administrational cock-up [00:36.76]Was unwisely left unshut [00:38.32] [00:38.83]I'm going to lose it at last he cried [00:40.90]Swinging lissomely out of his cage [00:42.70]Referring of course to his chastity [00:44.55]He was just at the difficult age [00:46.27]Brother Gorilla [00:51.00] [00:54.26]Those self-same ladies who previously [00:56.29]Had been licking their lips from afar [00:58.18]Did a bunk which shows how devious [01:00.10]And whimsical women are [01:01.36] [01:02.02]In the path of the lovesick monkey [01:03.78]There were two who wouldn't budge [01:05.17] [01:05.69]A little old lady all shrunken [01:07.54]And a petty sessions judge [01:09.22]Brother Gorilla [01:14.05] [01:16.93]The old girl said [01:18.04]It would be surprising [01:19.08]And unlikely in the extreme [01:20.80]If anyone found me appetising [01:22.80]And beyond my wildest dreams [01:24.79]The judge intoned with tranquillity [01:26.76]To take me for a female ape [01:28.48]Would be the height of improbability [01:30.36]Even judges make mistakes [01:32.22]Brother Gorilla [01:37.07] [01:39.88]It would be curious and uncanny [01:41.89]Say if the choice were up to you [01:43.45] [01:43.96]To ravish a judge or a granny [01:45.78]And you didn't know which to do [01:47.72]If I were in such a position [01:49.46]And the choice had got to be mine [01:51.31]I'd beg the old lady's permission [01:52.88]But go for grandma every time [01:54.99]Brother Gorilla [01:59.92] [02:02.76]Though the gorilla is very proficient [02:04.72]In the role of a paramour [02:06.11] [02:06.61]His mental equipment's deficient [02:08.31]And his eyesight's awfully poor [02:10.21]With a palaeolithic leer [02:12.14]He gave the old lady the miss [02:13.98]And grabbing the judge by the ear [02:15.83]Gave him an introductory kiss [02:17.60]Brother Gorilla [02:22.68] [02:25.79]In time the gorilla's desires [02:27.59]Were more or less gratified [02:29.27]The judge being rather biased [02:31.17]Couldn't see the funny side [02:32.56] [02:33.16]He was kicking and screaming and wailing [02:35.16]When his moment of truth had come [02:36.81]Like those wretches he orders daily [02:38.82]To be taken away and hung [02:40.45]Brother Gorilla