Running to and fro,
Hard working at the mill,
Never failed at the mill,
There come a rotten bill
Aw too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved again

Salesman talking to me,
Trying to run me up a creek,
Says you can buy it, go on try it,
You can pay me next week
Aw too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved again

Blonde hair, good-looking,
Trying to get me hooked and married
Get a home, settle down by the book
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved again

Been to yokohama, baby,
Fighting 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 again

Same thing every day,
Getting up, going to school
No need for me complaining,
My objection?s overruled
Aw too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved again

Working in the filling station,
Too many tasks,
Wipe the windows, check the oil,
Check the tires, dollar gas?
Aw too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
Don?t want you by the race,
Get away and leave me

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Pay-phone, something?s wrong,
Dime gone, will mail
Oughta sue the operator
For telling me a tale
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business,
Too much monkey business
For me to be involved with you