Lyr Req: Monkey Dung

24 Dec 22 - 07:53 AM (#4160097)
Subject: Lyr Req: Monkey Dung
From: GUEST,Singerdave

Looking for the lyrics and chords please for the above song. It I believe is related to asbestos in the old ship building trade.
Help appreciated.

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24 Dec 22 - 08:48 AM (#4160103)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Monkey Dung
From: cnd

"Monkey Dung Man" by The Unthanks, is from their album Songs of Shipyards Vol. 3. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and a handful of other subscription streaming services. Can't listen for lyrics at this very moment but perhaps that's a start.

The Unthanks have filed their soundtrack to Richard Fenwick's documentary about the north-east's shipyards under "Diversions Vol 3", but it proves as arresting as their "proper" albums. It's a stark creation, using little more than piano, violin and voices, but its minimalism lends poignancy to songs and poetry narrating the glory and grime of a vanished era. Mostly it's grime that's recalled; the hellish Black Trade that makes "life a job", while Monkey Dung Man relates the perils of asbestos. (The Guardian)

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24 Dec 22 - 09:23 PM (#4160184)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Monkey Dung
From: Joe Offer

It's also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_sgoa4_Rqk&t=2037s

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