Lyrics Monkey Time - Archie Bell & The Drells

No there's a place right across town
Whenever you're ready
(Whenever you're ready)
The people gather round
Whenever you're ready
(Whenever you're ready)

And the music begins to play now
I said automatically you are on your way
Are you ready now?
Are you ready now?
You got soul?
Cause I got mine
Cause it's monkey time
(Monkey time)

Now there's a dance that the people do
I don't know how it started
(Know how it started)
All I know is when the beat gets real
It's hard to be parted
(Hard to be parted)

And the music begins to play now
I said automatically you are on your way
Are you ready now?
Are you ready now?
You got soul?
Cause I got mine
Cause it's monkey time
(Monkey time)
Do the monkey yeah
Come on and do it know
Don't forget to do it now
Are you ready now?
Are you ready now?
You got soul?
Cause I got mine
Cause it's monkey time
Do the monkey yeah

Come on now
Come on let me see you climb that tree one time
Oh yeah
Climb that tree now
Come one peel that banana now
Eat it all up now
Now scratch all those fleas off your back
Let me see you swing on that vine right now
Swing on that vine right there
Oh yeah ha ha
Come on and monkey now
Come on and do it now
If you can get to it now
Do the monkey