When you look, what do you see?
 You only see the monkey not the man in me
 But now I'm back and that's a fact
 Gonna show the next generation where I'm at

 Now what I mean is to say
 The way that I was is the same as I am today
 Now if you're white or if you're black
 Remember you can't get the monkey off your back

 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man
 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man

 I was lost, but now I'm found
 Some might even say that I've been around
 With the crowd I would move
 Mr. Sophisticated just can't lose

 Now in the style that I was dressed
 I was the steady reason no one could test
 Yeah, I was smart and I was cool
 No matter how hard they tried I was no ones fool

 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man
 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man

 Did you hear what I say?
 (Did you hear what I say?)
 Did you hear what I say?
 (Did you hear what I say?)

 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man
 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man

 When you look, what do you see?
 You only see the monkey not the man in me
 Well, now I'm back and that's a fact
 Gonna show the next generation where I'm at

 Now what I mean is to say
 The way that I was is the same as I am today
 And if you're white or if you're black
 Remember you can't get this monkey off your back

 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man
 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man

 [bad word] and [bad word] and [bad word] away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man
 [bad word] and [bad word] but you can't get away
 [bad word] away)
 From the monkey man

 From the monkey man, from the monkey man