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Monkey Man lyrics
[Originally by Toots and The Maytals]
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man
I've seen no sign of you, I only heard of you
huggin up the big monkey man
I've seen no sign of you, I only heard of you
huggin up the big monkey man
It's no lie, it's no lie
Them a tell me, you huggin up the big monkey man
It's no lie, it's no lie
Them a tell me, you huggin up the big monkey man
Now I know that, now I understand
You're turning a monkey on me
Now I know that, now I understand
You're turning a monkey on me
Part of these releases
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- Track 10 on Time Tough: The Anthology
- 9 Sweet & Dandy
- 11 Peeping Tom
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- Track 8 on Very Best of Toots & the Maytals
- 7 Sweet & Dandy
- 9 Pomp & Pride
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- Track 24 on 54-46 Was My Number: Anthology, 1964-2000
- 23 Sweet And Dandy
- 25 Bla Bla Bla
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- Track 24 on Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection
- 23 Sweet And Dandy
- 25 She's My Scorcher
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- Track 8 on Monkey Man
- 7 AFRICAN DOCTOR
- 9 SUN, MOON AND STAR
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- Track 3 on Live
- 2 Sweet 'N' Dandy
- 4 Get Up, Stand Up
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- Track 3 on The Very Best of Toots & the Maytals
- 2 Funky Wagon
- 4 Time Tough
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- Track 13 on Bla. Bla. Bla.
- 12 I Need Your Love
- 14 Sweet & Dandy
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- Track 7 on Live in London
- 6 Sweet And Dandy
- 8 Never Get Weary
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- Track 1 on Roots Reggae Disc 2
- 2 Pressure Drop
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- Track 8 on Roots Reggae Disc 3
- 7 AFRICAN DOCTOR
- 9 Sun Moon & Star
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- Track 3 on Reggae Greats
- 2 Raggae Got Soul
- 4 Just Like That
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- Track 9 on 20 Massive Hits
- 8 Night and Day
- 10 Monkey Girl
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- Track 4 on Live at Reggae Sunsplash
- 3 Get Up, Stand Up
- 5 His Songs Live On
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- Track 3 on Hour Live
- 2 Never Get Weary Yet
- 4 Careless Ethiopians
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- Track 1 on Jamaican Monkey Man
- 2 Sit Right Down
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- Track 8 on Monkey Man / From The Roots
- 7 AFRICAN DOCTOR
- 9 SUN, MOON AND STAR
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- Track 16 on Hold On
- 15 Monkey Girl
- 17 Night and Day
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- Track 13 on That's My Number
- 12 I Need Your Love
- 14 Sweet & Dandy
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- Track 1 on Sweet and Dandy
- 2 Pressure Drop
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- Track 2 on Sampler
- 1 Love Gonna Walk Out on Me
- 3 Merry Blues
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- Track 1 on Roots Reggae: The Classic Jamaican Albums Disc 2
- 2 Pressure Drop
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- Track 8 on Roots Reggae: The Classic Jamaican Albums Disc 3
- 7 Doctor Lester
- 9 Sun Moon & Star
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- Track 1 on Monkey Man / Day and Night
- 2 Day and Night
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- Track 11 on A Reggae Collection
- 10 Revolution
- 12 I Can't Believe
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- Track 4 on Bob Marley - Toots & The Maytals
- 3 54-46 Was My Number
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Elbert 0 points
Here's more info about this song (courtesy of Wikipedia's source list).
It appears that this song is "an affectionate dig at their producer [Leslie Kong]. No racism (thank goodness!).
Song Review by Jo-Ann Greene
The Maytals' relationship with producer Leslie Kong had a mixed history. Kong, of course, had flatly rejected a solo Toots Hibbert in his pre- Maytals' days. But once the trio had scored a string of hits with Coxsone Dodd, Kong's opinion had changed. The vocal group had cut a handful of seminal songs with Kong after their split from Dodd, but had settled in the end with Byron Lee and Ronnie Nasralla. That relationship was severed by Hibbert's imprisonment on drug charges, and upon his release, Kong made new overtures and the trio happily went on to record exclusively with him. It was a successful partnership, as the group's steam of hits across the late '60s proved. "Monkey Man," then, was an affectionate dig at their producer, all set to a insistent reggae beat. "Now I know that/Now I understand/You turning the monkey on me," the group exclaims, as the song simmers along, fueled by the beat, a supple bass line, and a bright guitar riff. With a rhythm made for the dancefloors, the single fired up the Jamaican sound systems, then crossed the Atlantic to give the group their first British hit when it aped its way into the Top 50 in 1970. The song would also kick off volume three of the legendary Tighten Up compilation series, and would then title the group's own 1971 album. Later in the decade, the Specials took this reggae classic, added their own punk frenzy and turned it into a Two Tone masterpiece.
DJ Jah-T 0 points
Nobody said it was racist, they are saying that there are inaccurate lyrics.
Whose the racist now, reading into things a bit too much. Just Kidding.
Epic Song Toots, also gotta love Pressure Drop
dani 0 points
haha,
This song is not racist, if you mean that by "a bit suspect".
It`s a song about their manager Leslie Kong.
wan 0 points
Yeah, suspect lyrics alright (as bad as 'the ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind...') - I hear it more like this:
[Aye aye aye, aye aye aye,
tell you baby,
you're huggin' up the big monkey man] (repeat)
[I've seen no sign of you,
I only heard that you're
huggin' up the big monkey man] (repeat)
[It's not lies, it's not lies,
them a tell me,
you're huggin' up the big monkey man] (repeat)
[Now I know that, now I understand,
you turnin' the monkey on me] (repeat)
Absolute bleedin' classic tho - big up Trojan records!
jc 0 points
YO THIS SONG IS awsome!!!!!
cajik 0 points
to melissa: it possible, there are lots of cover versions of this song from such artists as Reel Big Fish, The Specials, Jazz Jamaica, Chris Murray, etc.
And about the lyrics- its totally different then all versions I know... I think the lyrics are useless...
melissa 0 points
i saw amy whinehouse doing this song and it sounded so familiar so i thought i'd look it up, i had a feeling that maybe Bad Manners did a version of it?
Hamish 0 points
This is an absolute classic reggae song, even if the lyrics are a bit suspect. I can't believe that I'm the first person to post a comment about it. Listen to this track and jump around.