(Richard M. Sherman-Robert B. Sherman) Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle V.I.P I've reached the top and had the stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, manclub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tried of monkeyin' around Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be human, too
Now don't try to kid me, manclub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dreams come true Give me the secret, manclub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be human, too