I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) - The Waybacks

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 (That's what's botherin' me) I wanna be a man, man cub, yeah And stroll right in the town I wanna 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 just see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human too Now don't try to kid me, man cub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true And give me the secret, man cub Clue me, I know 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 just see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human too, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, oobee doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too, yeah Oh, oobee doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You'll just see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human too, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah

I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VIP I reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, man-cub And stroll right into town And be just like them other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around Oh-bi-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, man-cub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true Now, give me the secret, man-cub Come on, clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you Oh-bi-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 I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like them other men We're tired of monkeyin' around! Swing to the left, swing to the right Put your hands up if you're lovin' life Rob, I'm lovin' life! I'm lovin' life Olly! Oh, I'm lovin' life! Swing to the left, swing to the right Put your hands up if you're feelin' nice Feeling nice, feeling nice, oh I'm feelin' nice Oh-bi-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 Like someone like you Can learn to be like someone like you Can learn to be like someone like you Yeah! (I wanna be like, you know? No, you don't serious)