[Verse 1]
Running to-and-fro, hard working at the mill
Never fail, in the mail come a rotten bill

[Chorus]
Too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

[Verse 2]
Salesman talking to me, trying to run me up a creek
Says you can buy now, go on try it, you can pay me next week, ahh!

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Same thing every day getting up, going to school
No need for me complaining, my objection's overruled, ahh!

[Chorus]
[Verse 5]
Pay phone, something wrong, dime gone, will mail
Ought to sue the operator for telling me a tale, ahh!

[Chorus]

[Verse 6]
Been to Yokohama been fighting in the war
Army bunk, Army chow, Army clothes, Army car, ahh!

[Chorus]

[Verse 7]
Working in the filling station, too many tasks
Wipe the windows, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas, ahh!

[Chorus]
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business
I don't want your botheration, get away, leave me be!