Well, I was runnin' to and fro,
hard workin' at the mill
Never fail in the mail,
here come the rotten bills
Oh, too much monkey business
Too much, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for
me to be involved in
Say I'm a -talkin' to me,
try to run me up a freak
Say you can buy it, gon' try it,
you can pay me next week, no
Too much monkey business, too much,
too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for
me to be involved in
When she's a blonde -haired,
good -lookin'
Try to give me hook for me to marry,
settle down
Get a home, write a book, no
Too much monkey business, too much,
too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
for me to be involved in
Well, it's the same
thing every day
Gettin' up, goin' to school
Needin' me to engage
Blood every digit
Too much monkey business
Too much, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me
to be involved in
Payphone, somethin' wrong
Dime gone, real mail
Always to the operator
Help me and tell her
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved in
Well I've been to
Yokohama
Been fighting in the war
Army bunk, army child
Army clothes, army cargo
Too much monkey business
Too much, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved in
I was working in the filling station
Too many tasks, wipe the windows,
check the tire,
check the oil, dollar, gas,
NO!
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business
I don't want you by the race
So get away and leave me be