Runnin' to and fro, hard workin' at the mill
Never failed in the mail, gonna get a rotten bill
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

A salesman talking to me tryin' to run me up a creek
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

A blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked
Wants me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Same thing every day, gettin' up, goin' to school
No need to be complainin', my objections overruled
Ah, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Payphone, something's wrong, dime gone, will mail
I ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

I been to Yokohama, been a fightin' in the war
Army bunk, army chow, army clothes, army car
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks
Wipe the windows, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me

Too much monkey business for me
Too much monkey business for me