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Gorilla is a track by James Taylor, taken from the album “The Essential James Taylor (Deluxe Edition)”, released September 11, 2015 on Rhino/Warner Records. It runs 3:11. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain, Long Ago and Far Away. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Gorilla
- Artist
- James Taylor
- Release
- The Essential James Taylor (Deluxe Edition)
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 3:11
- Release date
- September 11, 2015
- Record label
- Rhino/Warner Records
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songHe's got arms like legs
He's got hands on his feet
He's got a nose like a doughnut
He's got a tendency to over eat
He don't use tools or weapons
He don't eat meat
He likes to stick to the bushes
Tends to avoid the street
But he rides my El Dorado baby
When he comes to town
You know he's out there somewhere
Tryin' to track you down
Look up in the sky
Mama that's the one yeah
See the mighty profile
Block the noonday sun
He comes from the heart of darkness
A thousand miles from here
Now that's the land where they understand
What a woman might like to hear
You know that he loves you baby
For what you really are
His love is a burning hot
As a big old ten cent cigar
Now most of y'all
Have seen a gorilla
In a cage at the local zoo
He mostly sits around contemplating
All the things that he'd prefer to do
He dreams about the world outside
From behind those bars of steel
And no one seems to understand
About the heartache the man can feel
The people stop and stare
But nobody seems to care
It don't seem right somehow
It just don't seem fair
Come on baby
He's still a gorilla
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More from The Essential James Taylor (Deluxe Edition)
- 01 Sweet Baby James 2:51
- 02 Fire and Rain 3:22
- 03 Long Ago and Far Away 2:20
- 04 You've Got a Friend 4:28
- 05 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 2:34
- 06 One Man Parade 3:11
- 07 Walking Man 3:32
- 08 Hello Old Friend 2:46
- 09 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 3:35
- 10 Mexico 2:58
- 11 Shower the People 4:31
- 12 Nothing like a Hundred Miles 3:42