[bad word] to and fro, 
 hard working at the mill, 
 never failed at the mill, 
 [bad word] a rotten bill. 
 Aw too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved again. 

 Salesman talking to me, 
 trying [bad word] me up a creek, 
 Says you can buy it, go on try it, 
 you can pay me next week. 
 Aw too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved again. 

 Blonde hair, good-looking, 
 trying to get me hooked and married 
 Get a home, settle down by the book. 
 Too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved again. 

 Been to Yokohama, baby, 
 fighting in the war, 
 Army bunk, army chow, 
 army clothes, army car. 
 Too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved again. 

 Same thing every day, 
 getting up, going to school. 
 No need for [bad word]  
 my objection's [bad word]  
 Aw too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved again. 

 Working in the filling station, 
 too many tasks, 
 Wipe the windows, check the oil, 
 check the tires, dollar gas? 
 Aw too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 Don't want you by the race, 
 get away and leave me. 

 [Original has one more verse: 
 Pay-phone, something's wrong, 
 dime gone, will mail. 
 Oughta sue the operator 
 for telling me a tale. 
 Too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business, 
 too much monkey business 
 for me to be involved with you