The Porcelain Monkey was a white figurine of a Monkey that was on a table in Elvis Presley's T.V. Room in Graceland.
Here is a picture of said Monkey: jezsik.smugmug.com/Travel/USA/Memphis/i-jztjGs3/1/L/JEZ20050b-L.jpg
Here is an interview with Warren Zevon where he explains how the song came about: zevonaticism.tripod.com/elvis.htm
The Porcelain Monkey was a white figurine of a Monkey that was on a table in Elvis Presley's T.V. Room in Graceland.
Here is a picture of said Monkey: jezsik.smugmug.com/Travel/USA/Memphis/i-jztjGs3/1/L/JEZ20050b-L.jpg
Here is an interview with Warren Zevon where he explains how the song came about: zevonaticism.tripod.com/elvis.htm