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{{Disambiguation|the song|the bootleg|My Monkey (bootleg)}}
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''This article is about the song. For the bootleg, see [[My Monkey (bootleg)]].''
  
 
{{Song
 
{{Song
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| Released    = July 19, 1994
 
| Released    = July 19, 1994
 
| Recorded    = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig
 
| Recorded    = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig
| Genre      = experimental rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
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| Genre      = Alternative rock
 
| Length      = 4:31
 
| Length      = 4:31
| Label      = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| Label      = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
 
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Writer      = [[Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Composer    = [[Daisy Berkowitz]]
 
| Composer    = [[Daisy Berkowitz]]
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"'''My Monkey'''" is the twelfth track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. Several verses were taken from "Mechanical Man" written and performed by Charles Manson in 1968. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' cassette tape, released in 1990.
 
"'''My Monkey'''" is the twelfth track on the 1994 release ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. Several verses were taken from "Mechanical Man" written and performed by Charles Manson in 1968. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]'' cassette tape, released in 1990.
  
== Appearances ==
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==Appearances==
=== Cassettes ===
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===Cassettes===
 
* ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]''
 
* ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]''
 
* ''[[Big Black Bus]]''
 
* ''[[Big Black Bus]]''
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* ''[[Refrigerator]]''
 
* ''[[Refrigerator]]''
 
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''
 
* ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''
=== Albums ===
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===Albums===
 
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''
 
* ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''
  
== Versions ==
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==Spooky Kids Versions==
* "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]''.</small>
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Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version
* "My Monkey" <small>— ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' and ''[[Lunchbox]]'' versions are identical.</small>
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<youtube>6Zg7iU58mAY</youtube>
* "My Monkey" <small>— ''[[Live as Hell]]'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'' versions are identical.</small>
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Big Black Bus - Lunchbox Version
* "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small>
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<youtube>nCIlNXrkx-U</youtube>
* "My Monkey" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small>
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Live as Hell - Refrigerator Version
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<youtube>D9UQkqzcDeY</youtube>
  
=== Spooky Kids versions ===
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==The Manson Family Album Version==
{{Videos
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<youtube>dknNbLlg-6w</youtube>
| 6Zg7iU58mAY = Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat Version
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| nCIlNXrkx-U = Big Black Bus - Lunchbox Version
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| D9UQkqzcDeY = Live as Hell - Refrigerator Version
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}}
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=== The Manson Family Album version ===
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==Versions==
{{Videos
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* "My Monkey" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''[[The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat]]''.</small>
| dknNbLlg-6w =
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* "My Monkey" <small>&mdash; ''[[Big Black Bus]]'' and ''[[Lunchbox]]'' versions are identical.</small>
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* "My Monkey" <small>&mdash; ''[[Live as Hell]]'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'' versions are identical.</small>
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* "My Monkey" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small>
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* "My Monkey" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.</small>
  
== Lyrics ==
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==Lyrics==
  
=== ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' version ===
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=== '''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''' version ===
 
     i had a little monkey
 
     i had a little monkey
 
     i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread
 
     i sent him to the country and i fed him on gingerbread
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     mind's dissonance
 
     mind's dissonance
  
[[Category:1989-1995 era]]
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[[Category:1989-1995 Era]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Portrait of an American Family]]
 
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]]
 
[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs featuring guitar solos]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids songs]]
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[[Category:Songs featuring guitar solos]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids Songs]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson]]
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[[Category:Scott Putesky]]

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