Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what's botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around!
Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be human too
Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire was man's red fire To make my dream come true Now give me the secret, mancub Come on, clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you
Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be human too
Check this out Can you hear it? Yeah
Get it, papa bear
Yeah you! I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true Someone like me Can learn to be Someone like me Can learn to be Someone like you I can learn to be Someone like me