| Now there's a place right across town, whenever you're ready | |
| Where the people gather 'round, whenever they're ready | |
| And then the music begins to play | |
| You feel a groove comin' on its way | |
| Are you ready? yes i'm ready. | |
| You get yours, i got mine | |
| For the monkey time, monkey time | |
| Now this dance that the people do, don't know how it started | |
| All i know is when the beat brings the feel | |
| It's hard to get parted | |
| And then the music begins to play | |
| And automatically you're on your way | |
| Are you ready? yes i'm ready. | |
| You get yours, i got mine | |
| For the monkey time, monkey time | |
| Do the monkey yeah, | |
| Do the monkey yeah, | |
| Do the monkey yeah, yeah | |
| Do the monkey yeah, yeah | |
| Twist them hips | |
| Let your backbone slip | |
| Now move your feet | |
| Get on the beat | |
| Are you ready? yes i'm ready. | |
| You get yours, i got mine | |
| For the monkey time, monkey time | |
| [spoken] | |
| Say fee, are you ready tonight? | |
| I'm ready baby. | |
| But you're ready for what, fee? | |
| I'm ready to do the monkey. | |
| But are you ready for my monkey? | |
| I'm ready, and my monkey's ready. | |
| Your monkey?! oooo, you'd better put that baby on a chain! | |
| Say baby, my monkey know what he talkin' about. | |
| Now stop it fee! | |
| Want a whole lot o' love tonight | |
| Treat your monkey right | |
| Want a whole lot o' love tonight | |
| Monkey time tonight |