I wish I was a monkey I’d sleep in the trees I’d do my best to imitate the man who does his best not to imitate me you know I’d have thumbs just like a man but none of the obligations yeah everything I’m tied to now would be gone Gone gone gone gone gone I’d like to be a monkey be monkey’s with you cause I’m a monkey by myself with a lot of shit to do I’d like to be a monkey be monkey’s with you cause I’m a monkey by myself I’m in trouble with my family I’m in trouble with the law I’m in trouble finacially I guess you could say I get in trouble a lot I’ve danced frantically in passion Layed motionless in apathy but all I wanna do is swing in a tree away from the agony of love and sex and drugs of love,and sex and drugs of love,and sex and drugs and all and all of the lack there of’s I’d like to be a monkey be monkey’s with you cause I’m a monkey by myself with a lot of shit to do I’d like to be a monkey be monkey’s with you cause I’m a monkey by myself doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo Getting funky now if I was a monkey I’d be very very funky an abundance of banana’s monkey bitches and a skunky big wet eyes, and a big wet ass chillin in my monkey bungalow made of sticks and grass The monkey life is the life for me Not a pirate or an MC MC spider monkey The fly white honkey the king of the jungle The pimp in the palm trees Dipin, sipin on coconut wine blingin out my rings bustin out my rhymes Crusien in my pint-sized escalade smokin philly blunts in the shades Monkey got it made this monkey got it made yeah this monkey’s got it made yeah this monkey’s got it made yeah this monkey’s got it made yeah this monkey’s got it made