I Wanna Be Like You

(album: The New Sounds Of The Louis Prima Show - 1968)

Now I'm the king of the swingers
Oh, the jungle VIP
I've reached the top and had to stop
And that's what bothering me
I wanna be a man, man-cub
And stroll right into town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeying around

Oh, oobee-doo
I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you
Talk like you, too
You'll see it's true
An ape like me
Can learn to be human too

Now don't try to kid me, man-cub
I made a deal with you
What I desire is man's red fire
So I can be like you
Now give me the secret, man-cub
Just clue me what to do
Give me the power of man's red flower
To make my dreams come true

I'll ape your mannerisms
We'll be a set of twins
No-one will know where a man-cub ends
Or orangutan begins
And when I eat bananas
I won't peel them with my feet
Because I'll become a man-man, man-cub
And learn some etiquette

Oh, oobee-doo
I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you
Talk like you, too
You'll see it's true
An ape like me
Can learn to be human too
Can learn to be human too
I wanna be like you
I wanna be human too