Signifyin Monkey

Signifyin Monkey - Oscar Brown Jr

Said the signifyin' monkey

To the lion one day

Hey

There's a great big elephant

Down the way

Goin' around talkin'

I'm sorry to say

About your mama

In a scandalous way

Yes he's talkin'

'Bout your mama

And your gran'ma too

An' he don't show

Too much respect

For you

You weren't here

An' I sure am glad

'Cause what he said

About your mama

Made me mad

Signifyin' monkey

Stay up in your tree

You are always lyin'

And signifyin'

But you better not

Monkey with me

The lion said

Yeah well I'll fix him

Tear that elephant

Limb from limb

Then he shot the jungle

With a mighty roar

Took off like a shot

From a forty four

He found the elephant

Where the tall grass grows

And said

I come to punch you

In your long nose

The elephant looked

At the lion in surprise

And said boy

You better go

Pick on

Somebody your size

But the lion

Wouldn't listen

He made a pass

The elephant slapped him

Down in the grass

The lion roared

And sprang from the ground

And that's when the elephant

Really went to town

I mean he whipped that lion

For the rest of the day

And I still don't see how

That lion got away

But he dragged on off

More dead than alive

And that's when

That monkey started

His signifyin' jive

Signifyin' monkey

Stay up in your tree

You are always lyin'

And signifyin'

But you better not

Monkey with me

The monkey looked down

And said

'Oooooeee

What is this beat up mess

I see

Is that you lion

Ha ha do tell

Man he whipped your head

To a fare thee well

Give you a beatin'

That was rough enough

And you supposed to be

King of the jungle

Ain't that some stuff

You big over grown p**sy cat

Don't you roar

Or I'll hop down there

And whip you some more

The monkey got to laughin'

And jumpin' up and down

But his foot missed the limb

And he plunged to the ground

The lion was on him

With all four feet

Gonna grind that monkey

To hamburger meat

The monkey looked up

With tears in his eyes

And said

Please mister lion

I apologize

I meant no harm

Please let me go

And I'll tell you somethin'

You really need to know

Signifyin' monkey

Stay up in your tree

You are always lyin'

And signifyin'

But you better not

Monkey with me

The lion stepped back

To hear what he'd say

An that monkey

Scampered up a tree

And got away

What I wanna tell ya

The monkey hollered then

Is if you fool with me

I'll sic the elephant

On you again

The lion

Just shead

And said

You jive

If you

And your monkey children

Wanna keep alive

Up in them trees

Is where you better stay

And that's where they are

To this very day

Signifyin' monkey

Stay up in your tree

You are always lyin'

And signifyin'

But you better not

No you better not

You are always lyin'

Signifyin'

But you better not

Monkey with me