[Verse]
Now I m the king of the swingers, the jungle V. I. P.
I ve reached the top and had to stop and that s what s botherin me
I wanna be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town
And be just like the other men, I m tired of monkeyin round, oh
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wanna be like you ooh ooh
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh
You ll see it s true ooh, ooh, an ape like me, ee, ee
Can learn to be hu-ooh-ooh-man too, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Don t try to kid me man-cub and don t get in a stew
What I desire is man s red fire so I can be like you
Give me the secret man-cub, just clue me what to do
Give me the pow r of man s red flow r and make my dreams come true
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wanna be like you ooh ooh
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh
You ll see it s true ooh, ooh, an ape like me, ee, ee
Can learn to be hu-ooh-ooh-man too, ooh, ooh
[Verse 3]
I like your mannerisms, we ll be a set of twins
No one will know where man-cub ends and orangutan begins
And when I eat bananas, I won t peel them with my feet
Cause I ll become a man-cub and learn some etti - keet.
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wanna be like you ooh ooh
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh
You ll see it s true ooh, ooh, an ape like me, ee, ee
Can learn to be hu-ooh-ooh-man too, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I wanna be like you ooh ooh
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too, ooh, ooh
You ll see it s true ooh, ooh, an ape like me, ee, ee
Can learn to be hu-ooh-ooh-man too, ooh, ooh