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 monkeys with you Cause I'm a monkey by myself with a lot of shit to do I'd like to be a monkey, be monkeys 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 financially I guess you could say I get in trouble a lot I've danced frantically in passion I've lain motionless in apathy But all I wanna do is swing in a tree away from the agony of Love and sex and drugs (x3) And all, and all of the lack there-ofs I'd like to be a monkey, be monkeys with you Cause I'm a monkey by myself with a lot of shit to do I'd like to be a monkey, be monkeys with you Cause I'm a monkey by myself And if I was a monkey I'd be very, very funky And abundance of bananas, monkey bitches and the skunky Big red eyes and a big red ass Chillin' in my monkey bungalow made of sticks and grass The monkey life is the life for me Not a pirate or MMC MC spider monkey, the fly white hunky, The king of the jungle, the pimp in the palm trees Dipping, sipping on coconut wine Blinging out my rings Busting out my rhymes Cruising in my pint size Escalade Smoking Philly Blunts in the shade This monkey's got it made This monkey's got it made This monkey's got it made This monkey's got it made