B-side "Pamela Brown" Genre Country Label Mercury | Released June 19, 1972 Length 3:00 Writer(s) Tom T. Hall | |
"The Monkey That Became President" is a song written and recorded by the American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in June 1972 as the second and final single from the album, We All Got Together and.... The song peaked at number 11 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 9 on the Canadian country singles chart.
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The narrator pokes fun at government by showing that a monkey can perform duties better than politicians.
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