[Verse 1]
From L.A. to New York, London and Moscow
The monkey is screamin', he's spreading his spell
The monkey be God and make you beg on your knees
You'll be jonesin' for somethin' to make you well

[Chorus]
Everybody's got the monkey
Hear the sub or human kind
Everybody got the monkey
You got yours and I got mine

[Verse 2]
He's hungry for wealth, he's hungry for power
He make you so numb and cold to the core
The hunger of love, the hunger of lust
Make you crave the vеry thing you try to ignore

[Chorus]
Everybody's got the monkеy
Hear the sub or human kind
Everybody got the monkey
You got yours and I got mine
Everybody's got the monkey
In his head or on his back
Everybody got the monkey
What I say is a simple fact
[Bridge]
Homos and heteros, junkies and juicers, psychos and users
Abusers and losers, from problem brokers to TV viewers
There's a monkey for every man, mom and dad

[Chorus]
Everybody's got the monkey
Hear the sub or human kind
Everybody got the monkey
You got yours and I got mine
Everybody's got the monkey
In his head or on his back
Everybody's got the monkey
What I say is a simple fact

[Outro]
Everybody's got the monkey