Age 1, got Jungle Jim Fever, burning up,
reach the sky in my Baby Bouncer
Age 2, got my feet on the kitchen counter
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
One touch, you’re frozen red (Yeah, Yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
Monkey tag, end up dead (Yeah, Yeah)
Age 10, tubin’ n’ groovin’ in the park
slippin’ n’ slidin’ , no slowin’
Age 12, swingin’ high, with Mr. Coleman
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
One touch, you’re frozen red (Yeah, Yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
Monkey tag, end up dead (Yeah, Yeah)
Age 16, hand on my shaft at Woody’s,
twistin, turnin’ , choke the monkey
Age 18, better than Kong the Donkey
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
One touch, you’re frozen red (Yeah, Yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
Monkey tag, end up dead (Yeah, Yeah)
[pre chorus]
My
mom took me to see the doctor
still got the Fever, age twenty nine
Saw me swingin’ from his rafters
said, “looks like you’ve got The Shine
Take two of these, call me in the morning”
I
went home with my two bananas
and bought lemonade from Norman
Age 33, time for a reunion
in
the basement, turn out the lights
cartridge in, press start, try and keep your life
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
One touch, you’re frozen red (Yeah, Yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, Yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, Yeah)
Surrounded by monkeys (Yeah, Yeah)
Monkey tag, end up dead (Yeah, Yeah)