Softly,
softly catches the monkey,
my daddy said you will see.
Sure seems like you're heading wrong,
cause that monkey is the father indeed.
I don't want that monkey in my business
I don't want you,
the monkey, in my business
I don't want you, the monkey,
in my business
You're the bad that drives me crazy
And I can't spend a penny to feel this
Softly, softly
Can't af ford to buy that
While I'm sitting in this old chair
Ain't got no room
Except to catch the doily and the doily
How to stomp that monkey's tail
Ah -ha
Don't want a monkey in
my business
Don't want you to monkey
in my business, no, no
Somebody monkey in my business
And I can't get away for sure
Now I'm gonna get out
of here in a year or ten
When I get through this old cotton sack
I'm not real mean, but listen
Jim I'm gonna hamper this
monkey off of my back
When you get through,
monk ain't in my business
When you get through,
monk ain't in my business
A man told me that crime don't pay,
and when you play, you got to pay
You'll be a loser until
you're dying gay
You're playing a losing game,
and then you lose, you lose a lot
See where this monkey got me in this fight
You know that somehow I know
And when I get out,
I ain't gonna mess around no more,
I ain't gonna monkey in that business.
I ain't gonna monkey no
more in that business.
I ain't gonna tie down,
I ain't gonna tie up.
I'm gonna leave you alone,
I'm gonna give you all up.
I ain't gon' monkey no more.
I ain't gon' mon key no more.
Could softly, softly catch the monkey.
My daddy said, son, you see.
An d it sure seemed like
daddy had it wrong.
But that monkey keep on followin' me
And I don't want no monkey
in my business
Don't want no monkey in my business, no
Long as a monkey isn't into my business
He don't feel that monkey
one of us have to go
Cause I don't want a little
monkey in my bed
Got my old monkey legged
up on my back
Don't want a monkey in
my bed no more
Cause the way that I feel
I couldn't get much alone
in a little cowboy
Don't want a little monkey in my bed you