(words & music by chuck berry) Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked Wants me to marry, settle down and get a home and and write a book Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dial gone, Well me ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho ...... oh-ho-ho ...... oh-ho-ho ...... oh-ho-ho Been to vietnam, been a fightin' in the war Army bar, army chow, army clothes, army car Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks Wipe the windo', check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked Wants me to marry, get a home, settle down and and write a book Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho, too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho Too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho Too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho too much monkey business, oh-ho-ho