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written by Thelonious Monk
lyrics by Abbey Lincoln

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Going alone
Life is your own
but sometimes the cost is dear
being complete
knowing defeat
keeping on from year to year
it takes some doing
Monkery's the blues you hear
keeping on from year to year

Life is a school
'less you're a fool
but the learning brings you pain
knowing at once
you're just a dunce
trial and error, loss and gain
it takes some doing
Monkery's a slow, slow train
trial and error, loss and gain

Finding that one
place in the sun
doesn't come the easy way
shallow and deep
nothing is cheap
measured by the dues you pay
it takes some doing
Monkery's a blue highway
measured by the dues you pay

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from Ghosts Appearing through the Sound: Kosi sings Abbey, released August 6, 2015
Vocals - Kosi
Bass - Christopher Hall

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Kosi New York, New York

She's more than just a drama queen. She's got piercing eyes and a voice that's larger than her body. But, small as she is, she won't fit in a box. She switches styles more quickly than you can follow. First she's jazz, then she's blues, then she's rock, but always powerful. You definitely want to hear this girl sing... if you can handle it. ... more

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