Signifyin' Monkey
Signifyin' Monkey

Signifyin' Monkey easy guitar chords by Oscar Brown Jr.

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Said 
    the 

    signifyin' 
    monkey 
    to 
    the 
    lion 
    one 
    day, 

    'Hey, 
    there's 
    a great 
    big 

    elephant 
    down 
    the 
    way, 

    Goin' 
    'round, 
    talkin', 

    I'm 
    sorry 
    to 
    say, 

    About 
    your 
    mama 
    in 
    a scandalous 
    way. 

    Yes, 
    he's 
    talkin' 
    'bout 

    your mama 

    And your 
    gran'ma 
    too, 

    An' 
    he don't 
    show 
    too 

    much 
    respect 
    for 
    you. 

    You 
    weren't 
    here an' 

    i sure 
    am 
    glad, 

    'Cause 
    what 
    he 
    said 
    about 
    your 
    mama 

    made 
    me 
    mad!' 

    Signifyin' mon
    key, 

    Stay 
    up 
    in 
    your 
    tree; 

    You 
    are 
    always 
    lyin' 

    and 
    sig
    nifyin'; 

    But you 
    better 
    not 
    monkey 
    with 
    me. 

    The 
    lion 
    said, 
    'yeah 
    - well 
    i'll 
    fix 
    him! 

    Tear 
    that 
    ele
    phant 
    limb 
    from 
    limb.' 

    Then he 
    jungle 
    with 
    mighty 
    roar, 

    Took 
    off 
    like 
    a shot 
    from 
    a forty- 
    four. 

    He 
    found 
    the 
    elephant 
    where 

    the 
    tall 
    grass 
    grows 

    And said, 
    'i 
    come 
    to punch 

    you 
    in 
    your 
    long 
    nose!' 

    The 
    elephant 
    looked 
    at 
    the 
    lion 
    in 
    surprise 

    And 
    said, 
    'boy, 

    you bet
    ter go 
    pick 
    on 

    Some
    body 
    your 
    size.' 

    But 
    the lion 
    would
    n't 
    listen, 

    He made 
    pass, 

    The 
    elephant 
    slapped 
    him 

    down 
    in 
    the 
    grass. 

    The 
    lion 
    roared 
    and sprang 

    from 
    the 
    ground 

    And 
    that's 
    when 
    the 
    elephant 

    really 
    went 
    to 
    town. 

    mean 
    he whipped 
    that 
    lion 

    for 
    the 
    rest 
    of the 
    day 

    And 
    still 
    don't 
    see 
    how 

    that 
    li
    on 
    got 
    away. 

    But he 
    dragged 
    on 
    off, 

    more 
    dead 
    than 
    alive 

    And that's 
    when 
    that 
    monkey 
    started 

    His 
    sig
    nifyin' 
    jive. 

    Signi
    fyin' 
    mon
    key, 

    Stay 
    up 
    in 
    your 
    tree; 

    You 
    are 
    al
    ways 
    lyin' 
    and 

    signifyin'; 

    But you 
    better 
    not 
    monkey 
    with 
    me. 

    The 
    monkey 
    looked 
    down 
    and 
    said, 


    'Oooooeee! 

    What 
    is 
    this 
    beat- 
    up 
    mess 
    see? 

    Is 
    that 
    you, 
    lion? 

    Ha, 
    ha, 
    do 
    tell, 
    man, 
    he 
    whipped 
    your 
    head 

    To 
    fare- 
    thee- 
    well, 

    Give 
    you 
    beatin' 
    that 

    was 
    rough 
    enough 

    And 
    you 
    supposed 
    to 
    be 

    'king 
    of the 
    jungle' 

    - Ain't 
    that 
    some 
    stuff. 

    You 
    big 
    overgrown 
    pussycat, 

    Don't 
    you 
    roar, 
    or 
    i'll 
    hop 
    down 
    there 

    And 
    whip 
    you 
    some 
    more!' 

    The monkey 
    got 
    to 
    laughin' 

    And 
    jumpin' 
    up 
    and down, 

    But 
    his 
    foot 
    missed 
    the limb 

    And he plunged 
    to the 
    ground. 

    The 
    lion 
    was 
    on 
    him 
    with 
    all 
    four 
    feet, 

    Gonna 
    grind 
    that 
    mon
    key 

    to 
    ham
    burger 
    meat. 

    The 
    monkey 
    looked 
    up 

    with 
    tears 
    in his 
    eye
    s, 

    And 
    said, 
    'please, 
    mis
    ter 
    lion, 
    apologize! 

    meant 
    no 
    harm, 
    please 
    lemme 
    go 

    And 
    i'll 
    tell 
    you 
    somethin' 

    You 
    really 
    need 
    to 
    know.' 

    Signifyin'
    monkey, 

    Stay 
    up 
    in 
    your 
    tree; 

    You 
    are 
    al
    ways 
    lyin' 
    and 

    signifyin'; 

    But you 
    better 
    not 
    monkey 
    with 
    me. 

    The 
    lion 
    stepped 
    back 
    to 

    hear 
    what 
    he'd 
    say 

    An' 
    that 
    monkey 
    scampered 

    up a tree 

    And 
    got 
    away. 

    'What 
    i wan
    na 
    tell 
    ya,' 

    The 
    monkey 
    hollered 
    then, 

    'Is 
    if 
    you 
    fool 
    with 
    me, 

    i'll 
    sic 
    the elephant 

    On 
    you 
    again!' 

    The lion 
    just 
    shead and 

    said,'you jive... 

    If 
    you 
    and your 
    monkey 

    children 
    wanna 
    keep 
    alive, 

    Up 
    in 
    them 
    trees 
    is where 

    you 
    bet
    ter 
    stay!' 

    And 
    that's 
    where 
    they 

    are 
    to 
    this 
    very 
    day. 

    Signi
    fyin' 
    monkey, 

    Stay 
    up 
    in 
    your 
    tree; 

    You 
    are 
    always 
    lyin' 
    and 
    signifyin'; 

    But you 
    better 
    not, 

    No, 
    you 
    better 
    not, 

    You 
    are 
    always 
    lyin', 
    and signify
    in', 

    But 
    you 
    better 
    not 
    mon
    key 
    with 
    me. 

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