Woe is me, and I been dyin' Got to get that monkey off my back The fortune teller looked into my eyeballs The wrinkles on her face about to crack She said, "You best believe it You ain't goin' nowhere 'Less you get that monkey off your back" Well, I made believe the devil made me do it I was the evil leader of the pack You best believe I had all and then I blew it Feedin' that f**in' monkey on my back
Ah, if you put it in a spoon man, I would boot it Some kings whose mental house was just a shack Where do you draw the line When all your friends are dyin' Got to get that monkey off your back Your crystal ball is where you chase the dragon She said, "Now bring me home his head inside a sack" But now you find your crystal balls are draggin' Got to get that monkey off your back