George Bruns
George Bruns
J. Pat O’Malley & Disney Studio Chorus
Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman
Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman, & Phil Harris & Leo De Lyon
George Bruns
George Bruns
J. Pat O’Malley & Disney Studio Chorus & J. Pat O’Malley
George Bruns
Sterling Holloway
George Bruns
J. Pat O’Malley, Chad Stuart, Tim Hudson, Leo De Lyon, Bruce Reitherman, Bill Lee
George Bruns
George Bruns
Darlene Carr
Phil Harris & Sebastian Cabot
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Walt Disney Records & The Mellomen & Bill Lee (Playback Singer) & Thurl Ravenscroft & Terry Gilkyson
Terry Gilkyson & Bill Lee (Playback Singer) & Thurl Ravenscroft & The Mellomen
[KING LOUIE]
Bodoppadepedebade
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 botherin' me
I wanna be a man, mancub
And stroll right into town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeyin' around
Oh, oobee doo
[MONKEYS]
Oob-dee-wee
[KING LOUIE]
I wanna be like you, hoo, hoo
[MONKEYS]
Ob-dee-doo-bee-doo-bow
[KING LOUIE]
I wanna walk like you
[MONKEYS]
Cheep
[KING LOUIE]
Talk like you
[MONKEYS]
Cheep
[KING LOUIE]
Too-oo-oo
[MONKEYS]
Weeb-eee-doob-ee-dow
[KING LOUIE]
You'll see it's true, hoo, hoo
[MONKEYS]
Shoobedy-doo
[KING LOUIE]
An ape like me, hee, hee
[MONKEYS]
Scobby-dooby-dooby
[KING LOUIE]
Can learn to be hu-hu-human too-oo-oo
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
[KING LOUIE scatting]
[MOWGLI, spoken]
Gee, cousin Louie
You're doin' real good
[KING LOUIE, spoken]
Now here's your part of the deal, cuz
Lay the secret on me of man's red fire
[MOWGLI, spoken]
But I don't know how to make fire
[KING LOUIE]
Now don't try to kid me, mancub
I made a deal with you
What I desire is man's red fire
To make my dream come true
Give me the secret, mancub
Come one, clue me what to do
Give me the power of man's red flower
So I can be like you
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (TRUMPETS)]
[KING LOUIE & BALOO scat back and forth]
[KING LOUIE]
You, hoo, hoo
[MONKEYS]
Oob-dee-wee
[KING LOUIE]
I wanna be like you, hoo, hoo
[MONKEYS]
Ob-dee-doo-bee-doo-wow
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
I wanna walk like you
[MONKEYS]
Cheep
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
Talk like you
[MONKEYS]
Cheep
[BALOO]
Too-oo-oo
[MONKEYS]
Weeb-eee-doob-ee-dow
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
You'll see it's true, hoo, hoo
[MONKEYS]
Shoobedy-woo
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
Someone like me, hee, hee
[MONKEYS]
Scobby-dooby-dooby
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
Can learn to be
Like someone like me
[BALOO, spoken]
Take me home, daddy!
[KING LOUIE & BALOO]
Can learn to be
Like someone like you
[KING LOUIE, spoken]
One more time
[BALOO, spoken]
Yeah
[BALOO]
Can learn to be
Like someone like me
(scatting)
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman.
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was produced by Tutti Camarata.
Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman, & Phil Harris released I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) on Wed Oct 18 1967.