| Am | E7 | |
| Now, | I'm the king of the swingers Ohhhh the jungle V.I. | P. |
| Am | |
| I've reached the top and had to stop and that's what's botherin' | me |
| E7 | |
| I wanna be a man, mancub and stroll right into | town |
| Am | - | G7 | - | |
| And be just like the other men. I'm tired of monkeyin' | rou | nd | ! |
| C | |
| Oh, | oobee doo |
| A7 | |
| I wanna be like | you-oo-oo |
| D7 | - | |
| I wanna | walk l | ike you |
| G7 | - | C | -- | |
| Talk | like you, |
| A7 | -- | Dm | -- | G7 | |
| to | o-o | o-o | o |
| C | |
| You'll see it's | true-oo-oo |
| A7 | - | Em7 | -- | A7 | -- | |
| An ape like | me-ee | -ee |
| D7 | |
| Can | learn to be |
| G7 | C | D7 | -- | E7 | -- | |
| hu-oo-oo-man | too-oo- | oo |
| Am | E7 | |
| Don't | try to kid me, mancub and don't get in a | stew |
| Am | |
| What I desire is man's red fire so I can be like | you |
| E7 | |
| Give me the secret, mancub; Just clue me what to | do |
| Am | - | G7 | |
| Give me the pow'r of man's red flow'r and make my dream come | tru | e |
| C | |
| Oh, | oobee doo |
| A7 | |
| I wanna be like | you-oo-oo |
| D7 | - | |
| I wanna | walk l | ike you |
| G7 | - | C | -- | |
| Talk | like you, |
| A7 | -- | Dm | -- | G7 | |
| to | o-o | o-o | o |
| C | |
| You'll see it's | true-oo-oo |
| A7 | - | Em7 | -- | A7 | -- | |
| An ape like | me-ee | -ee |
| D7 | |
| Can | learn to be |
| G7 | C | D7 | -- | E7 | -- | |
| hu-oo-oo-man | too-oo- | oo |
| Am | E7 | |
| I'll | ape your mannerisms. We'll be a set of | twins. |
| Am | |
| No one will know where mancub ends and orangutan beg | ins |
| E7 | |
| And when I eat bananas, I won't peel them with my | feet. |
| Am | - | G7 | |
| Cause I'll become a man, mancub, and learn some "et-ti-k | eet | " |
| C | |
| Oh, | oobee doo |
| A7 | |
| I wanna be like | you-oo-oo |
| D7 | - | |
| I wanna | walk l | ike you |
| G7 | - | C | -- | |
| Talk | like you, |
| A7 | -- | Dm | -- | G7 | |
| to | o-o | o-o | o |
| C | |
| You'll see it's | true-oo-oo |
| A7 | - | Em7 | -- | A7 | -- | |
| An ape like | me-ee | -ee |
| D7 | |
| Can | learn to be |
| G7 | C | |
| hu-oo-oo-man | too-oo-oo |