Warren Zevon — Porcelain Monkey

[Verse 1] He was an accident waiting to happen Most accidents happen at home Maybe he should've gone out more often Maybe he should've answered the phone [Chorus] Hip-shakin', shoutin' in gold lamé That's how he earned his regal sobriquet Then he threw it all away For a porcelain monkey He threw it away for a porcelain monkey Gave it all up for a figurine He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas And his face on velveteen [Verse 2] From a shotgun shack singing Pentecostal hymns Through the wrought iron gates to the TV room He had a little world, it was smaller than your hand It's a rockabilly ride from the glitter to the gloom [Chorus] Left behind by the latest trends Eatin' fried chicken with his regicidal friends That's how the story ends With a porcelain monkey He threw it away for a porcelain monkey Gave it all up for a figurine He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas And his face on velveteen [Post-Chorus] Porcelain monkey Oh-ha-ha-ha-ha [Chorus] Hip-shakin', shoutin' in gold lamé That's how he earned his regal sobriquet Then he threw it all away For a porcelain monkey He threw it away for a porcelain monkey Gave it all up for a figurine He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas And his face on velveteen [Post-Chorus] Porcelain monkey Oh-ha-ha-ha-ha Porcelain monkey Oh-hey-hey-hey-hey Porcelain monkey