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The Tale Of A Rooster

by The Monkey King & Friends

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Jesse Twomey
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James Hyett
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The Monkey King, with friends, tells the tale of the finest rooster that ever did grace this land. Pebble.

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Alright girls? ທຸກຄົນ ພ້ອມແລ້ວບໍ?
Ready for a story ກຽມພ້ອມ ສຳລັບເລື່ອງ ໃດໜຶ່ງ?
A story about my undies? ເລື່ອງ ກ່ຽວກັບ ຊຸດຊັ້ນໃນ ບໍ?
A story about a monkey? ເລື່ອງ ກ່ຽວກັບ ລີງ ບໍ?
A story about a rooster? ເລື່ອງ ກ່ຽວກັບ ໄກ່????
About the finest rooster in Laos? ກ່ຽວກັບ ດອກແຂມ ທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ ໃນປະເທດລາວບໍ?
Do you know its name? ຮູ້ ຊື່ ຂອງ ມັນ ບໍ?
You don't know its name? ບໍ່ ຮູ້ ຊື່ ມັນ ບໍ?
The name of the rooster in our back yard? ຊື່ ໄກ່ຕີ ຢູ່ ລັງບ້ານ ເຮົາ?

Yeah, say it louder. ແລ້ວ, ເວົ້າວ່າ ມັນດັງ ກວ່າ
What's his name? ມັນ ຊື່ ຫຍັງ?

Now when we first got pebble, he was small. ຕອນ ເຮົາ ຊື້ ມັນ, ມັນ ຍັງ ນ້ອຍ.
Wasn't tall at all. ບໍ່ ສູງ ເລີຍ
So tiny. ຂະຫນາດນ້ອຍ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ
That's why we called him pebble. ນັ້ນ ແມ່ນເຫດຜົນ ທີ່ ເຮົາ ເອີ້ນ ມັນ ວ່າ "ຫີນນ້ອຍ"
Is that right? ແມ່ນ ບໍ?

But then what happened? ແຕ່ ແລ້ວ ມີຫຍັງເກີດຂື້ນ?
He grew big ມັນ ເຕີບ ໃຫຍ່
But he grew big didn't he? ມັນ ເຕີບ ໃຫຍ່,ແມ່ນ ບໍ?
He grew big and beautiful right? ມັນ ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ ແລະ ຫຼໍ່,ແມ່ນ ບໍ?
Party time! ເວ​ລາ​ ງານລ້ຽງ!

Now, what else can I tell you about this rooster of ours ດຽວນີ້, ມີອັນໃດອີກ ທີ່ ສາມາດ ບອກ ທຸກຄົນ ກ່ຽວກັບ ໄກ່ ນີ້ ຂອງເຮົາ?
Does he walk the yard? ມັນ ຍ່າງ ເດີ່ນ ບໍ?
Does he walk the yard looking proud? ມັນ ຍ່າງ ເດີ່ນ, ເບິ່ງ ເປັນ ພູມໃຈ ບໍ?
Yep ແມ່ນ ແລ້ວ!

Is he bold? ມັນ ກ້າຫານ ບໍ?
Does he scratch? ມັນ ຂູດ ບໍ?
DOes he make a mess? ມັນ ເຮັດຜິດ ບໍ?
Sometimes ບາງ ຄັ້ງ

And does he protect the ladies? ແລະ,ມັນ ປົກປ້ອງ ໂຕແມ່ ບໍ?
What are the ladies called? ໂຕແມ່ ຊື່ ຫຍັງ?
Shout it out! ຮ້ອງ ອອກ ມາ!

Everybody feel good? ທຸກຄົນ ຮູ້ສຶກ ດີ ບໍ?
Is the party getting started? ງານລ້ຽງ ເລີ່ມແລ້ວ ບໍ?
Come on get the party started ມາເລີ່ມ ງານລ້ຽງ ເລີຍ!

Now what next, what can I tell you about this rooster? ມີ ຫຍັງ ຕໍ່ໄປ? ທີ່ ​ສາມາດ ບອກ ພວກ​ເຈົ້າ​ ກ່ຽວກັບ ໂຕນີ້?
What does he do in the morning ເຮັດຫຍັງ ໃນ ຕອນເຊົ້າ?
What does he do? ເຮັດຫຍັງ?
Does he say ມັນ​ເວົ້າ​ວ່າ...

Why did the chicken go to the library? ເປັນຫຍັງ ໄກ່ ໄປ ຫ້ອງສະມຸດ ສາທາລະນະ?

That's right ຖືກ​ ຕ້ອງ!
Everyone having a good time? ທຸກຄົນ ມີ ຄວາມສຸກ ບໍ?

Now. ດຽວນີ້
At night. ຕອນ​ ກາງ​ຄືນ
When it is quiet. ເມື່ອ ງຽບ
When everyone is sleeping. ເມື່ອ ທຸກຄົນ ນອນຫຼັບ
What do you think that rooster does? ຄິດແນວໃດວ່າ ໂຕນີ້ ເຮັດຫຍັງ?
Does he dream? ມັນ​ ຝັນ ບໍ່?
I think he dreams of...no ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຄິດວ່າ..
I think he dreams of strutting his stuff. ຄິດວ່າ ມັນ​ ຝັນ...ກ່ຽວກັບ, ການ ວາງ ສະແດງ.
Shaking it up. ສັ່ນ ຂົນນົກ
Showing off those feathers of his? ສະແດງ ຂົນນົກ ຂອງມັນ​ ແມ່ນບໍ?

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released December 19, 2020
The Monkey King: Lead Vocal, Bass, Harmonium, Keys. Papa Twombs: Drums. Mesepa & Orlena: Backing Vocals. Pebble the Rooster: Crowing

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