Now I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V.I.P I reached the top and had to stop And that's what's bothering me I want to be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be ooh hoo ooh man too ooh ooh Now don't try to kid me, man-cub, I'll make a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire to make my dreams come true So give me the secret, man-cub, clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower so I can be like you Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be ooh hoo ooh man too ooh ooh Now here is you part of the deal 'cause Lay the secret on me of man's red fire You hoo hoo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too ooh And you see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be ooh hoo man too ooh ooh Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you You see it's true, true of me, like me Can learn to be ooh hoo ooh man too