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Jacko

from Flashbacks by Mark McNeil

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My great grandparents owned a tavern off James North in Hamilton a century ago and they had an incorrigible monkey named Jacko who entertained customers. Sadly, the primate went a little batty and then homicidal after he was banished to the Dundurn Park Zoo.

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JACKO
His name was Jacko and he worked the saloon
Throw around peanuts to amuse the room
He’d yell and prance like a fool
‘Cause that’s what monkeys would do
Play the fool

Now, Jacko the monkey was supposed to entertain
But his scratching and biting scared the customers away.
They said ‘that’s enough of you.”’
Took him away to the zoo
Dundurn Zoo

Poor old Jacko
Went a little bit wacko
Monkeys see, monkeys do
But Jacko was one crazy dude.

Now the zoo was happy to have a mate
For a chimp they already had in a cage
the primate display had two
with Jacko and Rosa Lou
They made two

Then one morning the keeper walked in
Saw old Jacko with homicidal grin
And Rosa Lou was no more
Found her on the floor
Dead on the floor

It was clear what happened from the evidence
The only choice, capital punishment
They brought in a taxidermist too
Put Jacko on his stool
On his stool

When they talk about Jacko they tend to be harsh
But maybe he was the world’s first punk rock star.
He didn’t know what to do
When his world became a zoo
Became a zoo.
Didn’t know what to do
When his world became a zoo
Became a zoo.

credits

from Flashbacks, released February 9, 2015
Mark McNeil, vocals, ukulele, guitar, bass; background vocals, Michael Trebilcock; Paul Panchezak, drums and percussion

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Mark McNeil and Kris Rochard Hamilton, Ontario

Mark McNeil and Kris Rochard were founding members of the popular Hamilton group The Lowest Lanes that played clubs and twice performed at The Festival of Friends. After the group disbanded in 2009, Mark and Kris got together to focus on songwriting and recording. One of the cuts has already received accolades. Sunny Days with You was runner up in the international Song of the Year contest. ... more

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