Runnin' to-and-fro - hard workin' at the mill.
Never fail in the mail - yeah, come a rotten bill.
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Salesman talkin' to me - tryin' to run me up a creek.
Says you can buy now, gone try - you can pay me next week, ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Blond have good looks - tryin' to get me hooked.
Want me to marry - get a home - settle down - write a book.
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Same thing every day - gettin' up, goin' to school.
No need for me to complain - my objection's overruled, ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Take home - something wrong - dime gone - will hold
Order suit - hoppered up for telling me a tale - ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Been to Yokohama - been fightin' in the war.
Army bunk - Army chow - Army clothes - Army car, aah!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in.

Workin' in the fillin' station - too many tasks.
Wipe the windows - check the tires - check the oil - dollar gas.
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Don't want your botheration, get away, leave me.

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS FOR ME