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 sh** 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 pa**ion I've lain motionless in apathy But all I wanna do is swing in a tree away from the agony of Love and s** and d** (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 sh** 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 b**hes and the skunky Big red eyes and a big red a** Chillin' in my monkey bungalow made of sticks and gra** 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