Signifyin' Monkey Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Dm][D][G][C][F][D]
[C]

[Verse 1]
Said [F]the
signifyin' [G]monkey [D]to the [G]lion one day,
[C]'Hey, there's a great big[G]
[D]elephant [G]down [C]the way,
[F]Goin' 'round, [Dm]talkin',
I'm [G]sorry to [C]say,
[F]About your [Dm]mama in [Db]a scandalous way.
[C]Yes, he's tal[F]kin' 'bout
[Dm]your mama
And your [G]gran'ma [C]too,
An' [F]he don't [C]show [D]too
much [G]respect [C]for you.
[F]You weren't her[Dm]e an'
[G]i sure [C]am glad,
'Cause what he said [F]about [Dm]your mama
[Db]made [C]me [F]mad!'[Dm]
[G]Signifyin' mon[C]key,
Stay [F]up [Dm]in y[G]our tree;
[C]You are [F]always lyin'
[Dm]and [F]signifyin';
But you [G]better not [C]monkey with [F]me.[C]
The [F]lion said, [Dm]'yeah - well [G]i'll [C]fix him!
Tear [F]that ele[Dm]phant [G]limb [C]from limb.'
[F]Then he [Dm]jungle with a [G]mighty [C]roar,
Took off like [Dm]a shot from [Db]a forty- [C]four.
He [F]found the [Dm]elephant where
the [G]tall grass [C]grows
[F]And said, 'i come to punch
[G]you in your [C]long nose!'
The [F]elephant [D]looked at the lion in [C]surprise
And [F]said, 'boy,
you bet[C]ter go pick [Dm]on
[C]Somebody your size.'
But the lion would[Dm]n't [D]listen,
[G]He made a pas[C]s,
The [A]elephant [D]slapped him
[C]down in the grass.
The [F]lion [Dm]roared [G]and sprang
from the [C]ground
And [F]that's when the [Dm]elephant
[Db]really went to [C]town.
I [F]mean he whipped that [Dm]lion
for the [G]rest [C]of the day
And i still don't [Dm]see how
that li[G]on got [C]away.
But he dragged on [F]off,
[Dm]more dead [G]than alive[C]
And that's when that [F]monkey started
[Dm]His sign[C]ifyin' jive.
[F]Signi[Dm]fyin' [G]mon[C]key,
[F]Stay up [Dm]in y[G]our tr[C]ee;
You are [F]al ways lyin' [Dm]and
[F]signifyin';
But you [Gm]better not [C]monkey with [F]me.
The monkey looked [Dm]down and said,
[G][C]
[F]'Oooooeee!
What is [Dm]this beat- up [G]mess i [C]see?
Is that you, [Dm]lion?
Ha, [G]ha, do [C]tell, man, he whipped [Dm]your head
To [Db]a fare- thee- well,
[C]Give you[F] a beatin' tha[Dm]t
was [G]rough enough
And [C]you supposed to be
'king of the jungle'
- Ain't that some stuff.
You big overgrown [Dm]pussycat,
[G]Don't you [C]roar, or [F]i'll hop [Dm]down there
And whip [C]you some more!'
The monkey [F]got to [Dm]laughin'
And [G]jumpin' [C]up and down,
But [Bb]his [F]foot m[Dm]issed the limb
[C]And he plunged to the ground.
The [F]lion was [Dm]on him with a[G]ll f[C]our feet,
Gonna grind that [Dm]mon key
to ham[Db]burger [C]meat.
[F]The monkey looked up[Dm]
with [G]tears in his eye[C]s,
And [F]said, 'please, mis[C]ter lion, i apologize!
I meant [Dm]no h[G]arm, please lemme go[C]
And i'll tell you [Dm]somethin'
You [C]really need to [F]know.'[Dm]
[G]Signifyin'[C] monkey,
Stay up in [G]your tree;
You [C]are [F]al ways lyin' and
[Dm]signifyin';
But you [G]better [C]not monkey with me.
The lion [Dm]stepped back to
hear what [G]he'd [C]say
An' that monkey scampered
[Dm]up a[G] tree
And got [C]away.
'What i wan[F]na [Dm]tell ya,'
The [G]monkey hollered then,
[C]'Is if you foo[F]l with me,[Dm]
i'll sic the elephant
On [Db]you a[C]gain!'
The lion [F]just [Dm]shea[G]d and
[C]said,'you jive...
If you [F]and your [Dm]monkey
[C]children wanna keep alive,
Up in them [Dm]trees is where
[G]you bet[C]ter stay!'
And [F]that's where they
[Dm]are to this [C]very day.
[F]Signi[Dm]fyin' [G]monkey,
[C]Stay up in [Dm]your [G]tree;
[C]You are always [Dm]lyin' and [F]signifyin';
But you [G]better [Dm]not,[G]
No, you better [F#]not,
You [C]are [F]always lyin', [Bb]and signify[G]in',
[C]But you better not monkey with me.