I Wan'na Be Like You Chords
By Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman
Now, I'm the king of the swingers Ohhhh the jungle V.I.P.
I've reached the top and had to stop and that's what's botherin' me
I wanna be a man, mancub and stroll right into town
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And be just like the other men. I'm tired of monkeyin' round!
Oh, oobee doo
I wanna be like you-oo-oo
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I wanna walk like you
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Talk like you,
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too-oo-oo
You'll see it's true-oo-oo
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An ape like me-ee-ee
Can learn to be
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hu-oo-oo-man too-oo-oo
Don't try to kid me, mancub and don't get in a stew
What I desire is man's red fire so I can be like you
Give me the secret, mancub; Just clue me what to do
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Give me the pow'r of man's red flow'r and make my dream come true
Oh, oobee doo
I wanna be like you-oo-oo
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I wanna walk like you
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Talk like you,
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too-oo-oo
You'll see it's true-oo-oo
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An ape like me-ee-ee
Can learn to be
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hu-oo-oo-man too-oo-oo
I'll ape your mannerisms. We'll be a set of twins.
No one will know where mancub ends and orangutan begins
And when I eat bananas, I won't peel them with my feet.
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Cause I'll become a man, mancub, and learn some "et-ti-keet"
Oh, oobee doo
I wanna be like you-oo-oo
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I wanna walk like you
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Talk like you,
-- --
too-oo-oo
You'll see it's true-oo-oo
- -- --
An ape like me-ee-ee
Can learn to be
hu-oo-oo-man too-oo-oo