TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS
(Chuck Berry)

Chuck Berry - 1956
The Beatles - 1963
The Hollies - 1964
The Kinks - 1964
The Yardbirds - 1964
The Applejacks - 1964
The Downliners Sect - 1964
Casey Jones & The Governors - 1964
The Liverbirds - 1965
The Routers - 1965
Tom Rush - 1966
Elvis Presley - 1968
Freddy Weller - 1973
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - 1980

Also recorded by:
Jim & Jesse; Dion; Sleepy LaBeef; The Youngbloods;
John Wetton & Richard Palmer-James; Steve Forbert;
Wishbone Ash; Wild Angels......and others.




As recorded by CHUCK BERRY:

Runnin' to and fro, hard workin' at the mill
Never failed in the mail yet, there 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
Say you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, arghh
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Blonde hair, good-lookin', tryin' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home, settle down and write a book , arghh
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 of me complainin', my objection's overruled, arghh
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

(Instrumental Break)

Pay phone, somethin wrong, dime gone, will mail
Oughta sue the operator for tellin' me a tale, arghh
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, arghh
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Working in the filling station, too many tasks
Wipe the windows, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas, arghh
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
I don't want your botheration, get away, leave me

Too much monkey business for me!


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As recorded by ELVIS PRESLEY:

Salesman talking to me, tryin' to run me up a creek
Said you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh

Blonde haired, good lookin', tryin' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, settle down, and get a home and and write a book
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh

Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dime gone, will mail
Ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh

(Instrumental Break)
Uh-huh-huh ...... Uh-huh-huh ...... Uh-huh-huh ......Uh-huh-huh

Been to Vietnam, been a fightin' in the war
Army bark, army chow, army clothes, army car
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh

Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks
Wipe the window, check the tyres, check the oil, dollar gas
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh

Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home, and settle down and and write a book
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Uh-huh-huh
Too much monkey business, uh-huh-huh
Too much monkey business, uh-huh-huh
Too much monkey business, uh-huh-huh
Too much monkey business........FADE




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As recorded by FREDDY WELLER:

Blond hair, good lookin', try'n' to get me hooked
Want me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book, nah
Too much monkey bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in

Runnin' to and fro, workin' hard at the mill
Never fails, in the mail there comes a rotten bill, Lord
Too much monkey bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in

Salesman talkin' to me, try'n' to run me up a creek
Say you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week
Too much monkey bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in

Too much monkey bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in

Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dime gone, will mail
I oughta sue the operator for tellin' me a tale
Too much monkey bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in

Been across the water, been a fightin' in the war
Army bunk, army chow, army clothes, army car
Too much monkey bus'ness too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness 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 bus'ness, too much monkey bus'ness
Too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in
Lord, it's too much monkey bus'ness for me to be involved in


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++ In the version by The Kinks, the last line of the chorus is
sung as "Too much monkey business for me to be involved with you"