Too Much Monkey Business

Elvis Presley

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Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek Says you can buy it go on try it you can pay me next week Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Blonde haired good looking trying to get me hooked Wants me to marry settle down and get a home and and write a book Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in  Oh-ho-ho Pay phone something wrong dial gone Well me ought to sue the operator for telling me a tale Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho  Oh-ho-ho Oh-ho-ho  Been to Vietnam been a fighting in the war Army bar army chow army clothes army car Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Working in the filling station too many tasks Wipe the window check the tires check the oil dollar gas Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in Oh-ho-ho Blonde haired good looking trying to get me hooked Wants me to marry settle down and get a home and and write a book Uh-uh too much monkey business too much monkey business Too much monkey business for me to be involved in  Oh-ho-ho    Too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho Too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho Too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho too much monkey business Oh-ho-ho

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