Running to-and-fro-hard working at the mill Never failed in the mill – yeah, come a riding Bill, ah! Too much monkey business, too much monkey business, Too much monkey business for me to involved again!
Salesman talking to me trying to run me up a creek Says you can buy it, go on try it, - you can pay me next week, ah!
Blond haired, good-looking – trying to get me hooked. Want me to marry – settle down – get a home – write a book, ah!
Solo
Been to Yokohama – been fighting in a war. Army bunk – Army clothes – Army chow – Army car, ah!
Same thing every day – getting up, going t’ school No need for me complaining - my objection’s overruled, ah!
Working in the filling station – too many tasks. Wipe the windows – check the fires – check the oil – dollar gas! Too much monkey business, too much monkey business, Don’t want your botheration, get away leave me!