Now there's a place right across town Whenever you're ready (Whenever you're ready) Where people gather 'round Whenever you're ready (Whenever you're ready) *And then the music begins to play, now I said automatically you're on your way Are you ready now, are you ready now You get soul 'cause I got mine For the Monkey Time (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 to build It's hard to get parted (Hard to get parted) (* Repeat) Do the Monkey, yeah Come on, James Let's do that Monkey, now, yeah Come on and do it now, oh, yeah Get to it now, look herw now Are you ready now, are you ready now You got soul 'cause I got mine For the Monkey Time (Monkey Time) Do the monkey, yeah (Monkey Time) Come on now, come on Let me see you climb that tree one time Oh, yeah, go ahead and climb that tree now Come on, peel that banana now Eat it all up now, oh, yeah Now scratch all those fleas off your back, yeah Let me see you swing on that vine one time Swing on that vine one time now, oh, yeah Come on and Monkey now, oh, yeah (Monkey Time) Come on and do it now, oh, yeah (Monkey Time)...