King of the swingers lyrics

This project serves to compile, preserve, and protect encyclopedic information about Phish and their music. Credits Terms Of Use Legal. The Mockingbird Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Phish fans in to generate charitable proceeds from the Phish community. Toggle navigation. Net Site Legal Phish. Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be human too Gee, cousin Louie You're doin' real good Now here's your part of the deal, cuz Lay the secret on me of man's red fire But I don't know how to make fire Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true Give me the secret, mancub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you You!

King Louie performs the number in an attempt to share his plight with Mowgli, while simultaneously convincing the man-cub to help him become a man. At one point of the song, Baloo performs a scat duet with Louie. The scat lyrics, as said by Richard Sherman, are meaningless, having been completely ad-libbed by Prima and Harris; albeit during separate recording sessions. King Louie: Now I'm the king of the swingers, hooo-- The jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around! Wee-bee-dee-bee-dee-boo You'll see it's tru-u-ue Shoo-be-dee-doo An ape like me-e-e Scooby-doo-bee-doo-bee Can learn to be Hu-u-uman To-o-oo! Instrumental Bridge Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true! Now give me the secret, mancub Come on, clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you!

Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VIP I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' around! Oh, oobee doo I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you Talk like you, too You'll see it's true An ape like me Can learn to be humen too Gee, cousin Louie You're doin' real good Now here's your part of the deal, cuz Lay the secret on me of man's red fire But I don't know how to make fire Now don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come true Give me the secret, mancub Clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like you You! I wanna be like you I wanna talk like you Walk like you, too You'll see it's true Someone like me Can learn to be Like someone like me Can learn to be Like someone like you Can learn to be Like someone like me! All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners.

I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V. P I reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me I want to be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town And be just like those other men I'm tired of monkeying around. Ooh-bi-doo, I wan'na be like you I want to walk like you, talk like you, too You see it's true, an ape like me Can learn to be like you, too. Don't try to kid me, man-cub, I made a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire to make my dream's come true Now give me the secret, man-cub, come on, clue me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower so I can be like you. Now I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V.