Oh, God save me for I am wicked and damned    Oh, God show me a better way to the Promised Land    'Cause I, I can't take it   No, I can't shake it   No, I can't break it, no    Don't wanna eat it no more   I cannot hide it    I'm uninvited   I can't fake it, no   I can't shake it    I can't take it   I can't shake, shake, shake, shake       Shake that ol' monkey off my back    Gimme my money back, slip through your crack    Gimme my money back, sit back       I'm not praying for a miracle, just a little peace of mind    And if what I do is all in vain as I'm screamin', goin' insane    Still I am not my name   God wouldn't save me   So now it's me and my rotten friends    The drugs ain't working, no they're just jacking me off again      Oh, God know me   I'm just dirty footprints at your door    Oh, God hold me from one more trip and liquor store    'Cause I, I can't take it and I can't shake, shake, shake, shake       Shake that 'ol monkey off my back    Gimme my money back, slip through your crack    Gimme my money, sit back    Gimme my money back    Slip through your crack an' get back.