| And now I’m the king of the swingers | 
| Oh, the jungle V.I.P | 
| I’ve reached the top and had to stop | 
| And that’s what 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, 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 | 
| Oh, 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 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 | 
| Oh, 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 | 
| Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down | 
| Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down | 
| Oh, break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down | 
| Break it down boys, break it down boys, break it down | 
| Now I’m the king of the swingers | 
| Oh, the jungle V.I.P | 
| I’ve reached the top and had to stop | 
| And that’s what’s 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 | 
| Oh, 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 | 
| Can learn to be like someone like me | 
| Oh yeah, oh yeah, one more time | 
| Can learn to be like someone like me |