[Verse 1]

Let me tell you a story

About two kids in the city

See they both have a problem with life

And it isn't very pretty

There's a kid called Timmy

He used to be pretty witty

But then too many rides on the horse

Got him hooked and it's a pity

[Pre-Chorus]

Cause now he's got a monkey

He's got a monkey, can't fight it

Monkey

On his back he can't deny it

Monkey

He found a dragon that bites

A hole in his arm at night

Where all the money goes

[Chorus]

Monkey, monkey on his back

Dirty monkey, monkey on his back

A dirty monkey

[Verse 2]

Well there's a girl called Sally

She walks the streets in the city

She works down on the corner every night

Gives her money up to Willy

You see her man's Big Willy

And when he met her she was pretty

But he gave her a habit that she didn't want

Now that's a pity

[Pre-Chorus]

Cause now she's got a monkey

She's got a monkey, can't fight it

Monkey

She's gotta walk the streets to buy it

Monkey

She found a dragon that bites

A hole in her arm at night

Where all the money goes

[Chorus]

Monkey, monkey on her back

Dirty monkey, monkey on her back

A dirty monkey

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Well now listen everybody

Cause there's a moral to the story

Clean up your act

Get the monkey off your back

Or you'll be sorry

Keep yourself clean

Cause the monkey plays mean

He'll put a knife in your back

Then the man in the black

Will show you a dragon that bites

And you'll wind up with a

[Chorus]

Monkey, monkey on your back

Dirty monkey, monkey on your back

Monkey, monkey on your back

Monkey, monkey on your back