[Verse 1]
Out in the jungle, there's a man that's got to be
Livin' there easy on Woody street
He's sitting there with a marquis [?] around
Playing on his piano, a happy sound
[Chorus]
Oh! The monkeys like the way he plays!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
Oh! Just got the rhythm and the music sway
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
The suns are shining, the stars are swingin'
The moon is sleeping and he [?] his sleeping
[Pre-Chorus]
And the telephone's ringing from the civilisation
You got an invitation for successful occasion
[Chorus]
Oh! The monkeys like the way he plays!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
Oh! Just let the rhythm and the music sway
Scha-la-la-la-la-la, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la, oh, yеah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Oh, yеah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Bridge]
You come, the morning, with a laugh
He was taking the evening and signs of a [?]
He was playing right to your soul
(He's gonna play that, rock'n'roll!)
[Chorus]
Oh! The monkeys like the way he plays!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
Oh! Just let the rhythm and the music sway
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
Scha-la-la-la-la-la, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Outro]
Oh! The monkeys like the way he plays!
Scha-la-la-la-la-la
Oh...
Harpo released Out in the Jungle on Tue Dec 03 1974.