I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V.I.P I reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me I want to be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I want to walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be like you, too 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's 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 Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I want to walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be like you, too Now I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V.I.P. I reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me I want to be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around Swing to the left, swing to the right, put your hands up if you loving life Swing to the left, swing to the right, put your hands up if you feeling nice Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I want to walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be like you, too Can learn to be someone like me