Signifying Monkey (1949) chords by
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon

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Key: G major
Intro 1
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Gm
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Verse 1
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You
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call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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I found out you ain't a doggone thing
Verse 2
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Said the Monkey to the Lion on
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the bright summer day,
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"There's a big,
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bad cat livin' down the way
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He talked about your folks
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in a heck of a way
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A lot of other things I'm afraid to say"
Verse 3
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The Lion jumps up all full of rage
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Like a Harlem cat that's
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blown his gauge
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He meets the Elephant in the
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front of the tree
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He says, "Now big boy it's you or me"
Verse 4
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The Elephant looks him from
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the corner of his eyes
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"You better find someone
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to fight your size"
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The Lion jumps up and
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makes a fancy pass
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But the Elephant knock
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s him over in the grass
Verse 5
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They fought all night and they fought all day
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I don't know how the Lion,
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well he got away
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He come back through the jungle
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more dead than alive
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And that's when the Monkey
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really started his jive
Verse 6
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You call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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I found out you ain't a doggone thing
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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Well he waked up his temper when
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he jumpin' up and down
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And his foot missed the limb and
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his head hit the ground
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Like a bolt of light'ning
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and a streak of heat
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The Lion was on him with all four feet
Verse 8
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But the Monkey looks up from
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the corner of his eye
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Says, "Now Mr. Lion, I apologize"
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The Monkey on his back stud
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ies up a scheme
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He's tryin' to trick that jungle king
Verse 9
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"Be bad with me, I wish you would
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I'd tear you up all over the wood"
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The Lion jumps up, squares off for a fight
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But the Monkey jumped
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completely out of sight
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"So if you bother me again
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I'll turn you over to my Elephant friend"
Verse 10
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You call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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You call yourself the jungle king
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I found out you ain't a
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doggone thing
Outro 1
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Gm
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