The Kinks, Muswell Hillbilly

Ray Davies is a genius!

The Kinks, Days

the Kinks, Days, video recorded in 1969

The Kinks, Apeman Tab & Video

D D D D D A E D E A

A A
I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life
E E
like a good homo sapiens
A A
But all around me everybody's multiplying and
E E
they're walking round like flies man
D D
So I'm no better than the animals sitting
A A
in the cages in the zoo man
A A
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
D E A
I am an apeman.


I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized
'cause I'm a strict vegetarian
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation
and the crazy politicians
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
I don't want to die in a nuclear war.
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodo man, oh I'm an apeman
Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky,
Compared to the clouds as they roll by,
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an apeman.

In man's evolution he's created the city
and the motor traffic rumble.
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes
and living in the jungle.
Cause the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in the coconut trees.
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an apeman.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodo man, oh I'm an apeman
I look out the window but I can't see the sky,
The air pollution is a-fucking up my eyes,
I want to get out of this city alive and make like an apeman.

Oh come on and love me, be my apeman girl
And we'll be so happy in my apeman world.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodo man, oh I'm an apeman
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane,
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, just like an apeman.

I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodo man, oh I'm an apeman
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
I don't want to die in a nuclear war.
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman.

Lyrics, All day and all of the nigh

I'm not content to be with you in the daytime
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
The only time I feel all right is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah all day the nighttime you leave me never
The only time I feel all right is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

Solo

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah all day the nighttime you leave me never
The only time I feel all right is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

The Kinks, Mr Pleasent

The Kinks perform Mr Pleasent

The Kinks perform "Lola" in 1970

The Kinks perform "Lola" in 1970. The Kinks are Ray (vocals) and Dave Davies (guitar), John Dalton (bass), Mick Avory (drums) and John Gosling keyboards).

The Kinks, Face to Face (1966)

01. Party line
02. Rosy, won't you please come home
03. Dandy
04. Too much on my mind
05. Session man
06. Rainy day in june
07. House in the country
08. Holiday in Waikiki
09. Most exclusive residence for sale
10. Fancy
11. Little miss queen of darkness
12. You're looking fine
13. Sunny afternoon
14. I'll remember

The Kinks, Face to Face (1966)