Now I'm the king of the swingers The jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around! Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you-ooh-ooh I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true-ooh-ooh An ape like me-e-e Can learn to be hu-ooh-man too-ooh-oh Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make that dream come true Give me your secret, mancub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you Oobee doo I wanna be like you-ooh-ooh I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true-ooh-ooh An ape like me-e-e Can learn to be hu-ooh-man too-ooh-oh Oobee doo I wanna be like you-ooh-ooh I wanna walk (like you) Talk (like you,) too You'll see it's true-ooh-ooh (Da da daa da da) An ape like me-e-e (Da daa daa) Can learn to be hu-ooh-man too-ooh-oh Boom-doom doom Ba-doomba daboom Boom-doom doom Ba-doomba daboom boom Boom-doom doom Ba-doomba daboom Boom-doom doom Ba-doomba daboom (Bopiity bobbity bom bom) Bada bada Bada boom bom