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The Miracles' hit single “Mickey’s Monkey” is from their 1963 album The Miracles Doin' Mickey’s Monkey. It was produced and written by Eddie Holland, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. It created the new dance craze called The Monkey which became popular throughout the nation. “Mickey’s Monkey” re...
[Intro]
Alright, is everybody ready?
Yeah! (Yeah, Smokey!)
Alright now, here we go
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
Oh
Alright
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Well, this cat named Mickey came from out of town, yeah
He was spreading a new dance all around
In just a matter of a few days, yeah
This dance became the new teenage craze
When the people see him dancing, they began to see (Lum de lum de li-i)
They see this cat do that monkey thing (Lum de lum de li-i)
It's really something to see (Lum de lum de li-i)
This cat named Mickey doing that monkey (Lum de lum de li-i)
[Chorus]
Come on, let's do Mickey's Monkey, children
(Let's do Mickey's Monkey, children)
Yeah, let's do Mickey's Monkey, children
(Let's do Mickey's Monkey, children)
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
Oh, lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
[Break]
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
[Verse 2]
Oh, monkey see, monkey do (Lum de lum de li-i)
Come on, you can do the monkey too (Lum de lum de li-i)
Come on, they're doing Mickey's Monkey, children
(They're doing Mickey's Monkey, children)
Yeah, they're doing Mickey's Monkey, children
(They're doing Mickey's Monkey, children)
[Outro]
Do the monkey (Do the monkey)
Mickey's Monkey (Mickey's Monkey)
Whoa, a-do the monkey (A-do the monkey)
Mickey's Monkey (Mickey's Monkey)
Mickey's Monkey (Mickey's Monkey)
Mickey's Monkey (Mickey's Monkey)
One more time, lum de lum de li-i-i-i
(Lum de lum de li-i-i-i)
Lum de lum de li-i (Lum de lum de li-i)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
Mickey’s Monkey was written by Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland & Eddie Holland.
Mickey’s Monkey was produced by Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland.
The Miracles released Mickey’s Monkey on Fri Jul 26 1963.