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"The Monkey That Became President" is a song written and recorded by the American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in June 1972 as the second and final single from the album, We All Got Together and.... The song peaked at number 11 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 9 on the Canadian country singles chart.

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The narrator pokes fun at government by showing that a monkey can perform duties better than politicians.

Chart performance

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
2. "Tom T. Hall Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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