Runnin' to and fro,
hard workin' at the mill,
Never fail in the mail,
yet come a -rottin' bill.
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
For me to be involved in
Salesmen talkin' to me
Tryin' to run me up a creek
Say you can buy it, go on, try it
You can pay me next week, ah
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved in
Blind, half good lookin'
Tryin' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home
Settle down, write a book, ah
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
for me to be involved
Same thing every day,
getting up, going to school
No need of me complaining,
my objections overrule
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
for me to be involved
Hey, phone somethin' wrong,
dime gone, will mail
Ought to sue the operator
for tellin' me a tail -eye
Too much monkey business,
too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
for me to be involved in
Been to Yokohama,
been fightin' in the war
Army bunk, army chow,
army crow, army caw -haw
Too much monkey business,
too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
for me to be involved in
Workin' in the filling station,
too many tasks
Wipe the windows, check the tires,
check the oil, a dollar gas, ha!
Too much monkey business,
too much monkey business
I don't want your botheration,
get away, leave me be
Too much monkey business for me
You