A
Runnin' to-and-fro, hard workin' at the mill
    A7
Never fail in the mail, yeah,come a rotten bill, ow!
   D7                       A
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
    E7                       D7                A   E7
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

    A
Salesman talkin' to me, tryin' to run me up a creek
    A7
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, ow!
D7                       A
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
E7                          D7                 A    E7
Too much monkey business for me to be involved again

A
Blonde haired good-lookin', tryin' to get me hooked
   A7
Want me to marry, settle down, get a home, write a book,  Ow!
 D7                       A
Too much monkey business.  Too much monkey business
    E7                        D7                 A   E7
Too much monkey business for me to be involved again

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    A
Been' to Yoklahoma, been' fightin' in the war
   A7
Army bunk,  army chow,  Army clothes,  Army car,  Ow!
 D7                       A
Too much monkey business.  Too much monkey business
    E7                        D7                  A  E7
Too much monkey business for me to be involved again

    A
Same thing every day, gettin' up, goin' to school
   A7
No need to make complain', my objection's overruled,  Ow!
 D7                       A
Too much monkey business.  Too much monkey business
    E7                        D7                A  E7
Too much monkey business for me to involved again

    A
Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks
   A7
Wipe the windows,check the tires,check the oil, dollar gas,  Ow!
 D7                       A
Too much monkey business.  Too much monkey business
 E7                      D7                   A  E7
Don't want your botheration, get away, leave me