Now I'm the king of swingers, oh The jungle V.I.P I reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me I wanna 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 wanna 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 human, too Now don't try to kid me, man-cub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream's come true So give me the secret, man-cub Hey, 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 want to walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be human, too Now here's your part of the deal cuz Lay the secret on me of man's red fire You-hoo-hoo, I wan'na be like you-hoo-hoo 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 Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I wanna walk, I wanna walk, I wanna walk and talk like you You see it's true, true an ape like me Can learn to be human, too