Francis said the verse 'This monkeys gone to heaven' was just some words he made up so he wouldn't forget the tune. He was originally planning out replacing it (like how Paul McCartney started with Scrambled Eggs and turned it into Yesterday) but he liked it so he kept it in.
The number part is supposed to be from Hebrew scriptures. Some kind of hierarchy in the Hebrew religion.
Francis said the verse 'This monkeys gone to heaven' was just some words he made up so he wouldn't forget the tune. He was originally planning out replacing it (like how Paul McCartney started with Scrambled Eggs and turned it into Yesterday) but he liked it so he kept it in. The number part is supposed to be from Hebrew scriptures. Some kind of hierarchy in the Hebrew religion.