You see the gentleman over there? He did so well in school He played it safe, no ragged edges He knew all the rules He read books about life in Bohemia, kept his desires in line You never know just who might be lookin' and question your state of mind I am the Monkey Man Dance with me Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah I am the Monkey Man In your dreams There's no escaping me You see the gentleman over there? He is his father's son He knows so many facts and figures He knows nothing about love He has dreams he can't explain He hears small creatures from 'round He feels the rhythm, he smells the flowers Life is weeping to the ground Yeah yeah yeah I am the Monkey Man Dance with me Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah I am the Monkey Man In your dreams There's no escaping me Passion is a flower that grows in a tree in some other garden like mine If love is just a game, just another name, then it's not even worth a try See the gentleman over there? You might envy his life He's got two houses, one in the country He's got a beautiful wife He lives in fear, he lives in hope He might lose control The animal, yeah, that might escape a man and lead him to his soul Yeah yeah yeah I am the Monkey Man Dance with me Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah I am the Monkey Man In your dreams There's no escaping me There's no escaping There's no escaping There's no escaping me I am the Monkey Man In your dreams There's no escaping me I am the Monkey Man Dance with me Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah I am the Monkey Man In your dreams