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Signifyin' Monkey chords by 
Oscar Brown Jr. 
N/A•
Intro 1
C
F
Dm
D
G
C
F
D
C
Verse 1
F
Said the
G
D
G
signifyin' monkey to the lion one day,
C
G
'Hey, there's a great big
D
G
C
elephant down the way,
F
Dm
Goin' 'round, talkin',
G
C
I'm sorry to say,
F
Dm
Db
About your mama in a scandalous way.
C
F
Yes, he's talkin' 'bout
Dm
your mama
G
C
And your gran'ma too,
F
C
D
An' he don't show too
G
C
much respect for you.
F
Dm
You weren't here an'
G
C
i sure am glad,
F
Dm
'Cause what he said about your mama
Db
C
F
Dm
made me mad!'
G
C
Signifyin' monkey,
F
Dm
G
Stay up in your tree;
C
F
You are always lyin'
Dm
F
and signifyin';
G
C
F
C
But you better not monkey with me.
F
Dm
G
C
The lion said, 'yeah - well i'll fix him!
F
Dm
G
C
Tear that elephant limb from limb.'
F
Dm
G
C
Then he jungle with a mighty roar,
Dm
Db
C
Took off like a shot from a forty- four.
F
Dm
He found the elephant where
G
C
the tall grass grows
F
And said, 'i come to punch
G
C
you in your long nose!'
F
D
C
The elephant looked at the lion in surprise
F
And said, 'boy,
C
Dm
you better go pick on
C
Somebody your size.'
Dm
D
But the lion wouldn't listen,
G
C
He made a pass,
A
D
The elephant slapped him
C
down in the grass.
F
Dm
G
The lion roared and sprang
C
from the ground
F
Dm
And that's when the elephant
Db
C
really went to town.
F
Dm
I mean he whipped that lion
G
C
for the rest of the day
Dm
And i still don't see how
G
C
that lion got away.
F
But he dragged on off,
Dm
G
C
more dead than alive
F
And that's when that monkey started
Dm
C
His signifyin' jive.
F
Dm
G
C
Signifyin' monkey,
F
Dm
G
C
Stay up in your tree;
F
Dm
You are al ways lyin' and
F
signifyin';
Gm
C
F
But you better not monkey with me.
Dm
The monkey looked down and said,
G
C
F
'Oooooeee!
Dm
G
C
What is this beat- up mess i see?
Dm
Is that you, lion?
G
C
Dm
Ha, ha, do tell, man, he whipped your head
Db
To a fare- thee- well,
C
F
Dm
Give you a beatin' that
G
was rough enough
C
And you supposed to be
'king of the jungle'
- Ain't that some stuff.
Dm
You big overgrown pussycat,
G
C
F
Dm
Don't you roar, or i'll hop down there
C
And whip you some more!'
F
Dm
The monkey got to laughin'
G
C
And jumpin' up and down,
Bb
F
Dm
But his foot missed the limb
C
And he plunged to the ground.
F
Dm
G
C
The lion was on him with all four feet,
Dm
Gonna grind that mon key
Db
C
to hamburger meat.
F
Dm
The monkey looked up
G
C
with tears in his eyes,
F
C
And said, 'please, mister lion, i apologize!
Dm
G
C
I meant no harm, please lemme go
Dm
And i'll tell you somethin'
C
F
Dm
You really need to know.'
G
C
Signifyin' monkey,
G
Stay up in your tree;
C
F
You are al ways lyin' and
Dm
signifyin';
G
C
But you better not monkey with me.
Dm
The lion stepped back to
G
C
hear what he'd say
An' that monkey scampered
Dm
G
up a tree
C
And got away.
F
Dm
'What i wanna tell ya,'
G
The monkey hollered then,
C
F
Dm
'Is if you fool with me,
i'll sic the elephant
Db
C
On you again!'
F
Dm
G
The lion just shead and
C
said,'you jive...
F
Dm
If you and your monkey
C
children wanna keep alive,
Dm
Up in them trees is where
G
C
you better stay!'
F
And that's where they
Dm
C
are to this very day.
F
Dm
G
Signifyin' monkey,
C
Dm
G
Stay up in your tree;
C
Dm
F
You are always lyin' and signifyin';
G
Dm
G
But you better not,
F#
No, you better not,
C
F
Bb
G
You are always lyin', and signifyin',
C
But you better not monkey with me.
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F
Dm
D
G
Db
A
Gm
Bb
F#
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