| A |
| Runnin’ to-and-fro, hard workin’ at the mill. |
| A7 | |
| Never | fail, in the mail, here come a rotten bill, Ow! |
| D7 | A |
| Too much monkey business. | Too much monkey business. |
| E7 | D7 | A | E7 |
| Too much monkey business for | me to be involved | in. |
| Salesman talkin’ to me. Tryin’ to run me up a creek. |
| Go on buy it, you can try it, you can pay me next week, Ow! |
| 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, settle down, get a home, write a book, Ow! |
| 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 clothes, Army chow, Army car, Ow! |
| Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. |
| Too much monkey business for to be involved in. |
| Same thing every day, gettin’ up, goin’ to school. |
| No need in me complainin’, my objection’s overruled, Ow! |
| Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. |
| Too much monkey business for me to be involved in. |
| Workin’ at the fillin’ station, too many tasks. |
| Wipe the windows. Check the tires. Check the oil. A dollar gas. Ow! |
| Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. |
| Don’t want your botheration, get away, leave me. |