Interpret:

Roger Waters

Album:

Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1

Part I


The monkey sat on a pile of stones
And stared at the broken bone in his hand
And the strains of a Viennese quartet
Rang out across the land
The monkey looked up at the stars
And 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


Hold on hold on soldier
When you admit all up
The tears and the marrowbone
There's an ounce of gold
And an ounce of pride in each ledger
And the Germans killed the Jews
And the Jews killed the Arabs
And the Arabs killed the hostages
And that is the news
And is it any wonder
That the monkey's confused


He said Mama Mama
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 is 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
And sent him back in search of
The Garden of Eden




Part II


Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Little black soul departs in perfect focus
Prime time fodder for the News at Nine
Darling is the child warm in the bed tonight


Hi everybody I'm Marv Albert
and welcome to our telecast
coming to you live from Memorial Stadium.
It's a beautiful day
and today we expect a sensational matchup.
But first our global anthem.


Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense


And here come the players.
As I speak to you now the captain
has his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig.
It looks to me like he's going to attack.
By the way did you know that a submarine
captain earns 200,000 dollars a year.
Oh that's less tax Marv yeah less tax.
Uh thank you Emery you're welcome.
Now back to the game he fires one yes
there goes two both fish are running.
The rig is going into a prevent defense.
Will they make it? I don't think so.


Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense