...MICKEY'S MONKEY... by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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*from 'The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey' (1963)*
Intro:
(n.c)
Alright is everybody ready? Alright now, here we go...
A one, a two, a one, two, three, four.
(with Drums):
(n.c)
Lum de Lum de la lye, (lum de Lum de la lye).
Lum de Lum de la lye, (lum de Lum de la lye).
Interlude:
, (x4)
Verse 1:
This cat named Mickey came from out of town,
He been spreadin this new dance, all around.
And in just a matter of a few days,
This dance became the new teenage craze.
Verse 2:
The people see him dancin', they be-gin to see,
See this cat do that Monkey thing.
It's really something to see,
This cat named Mickey's, doin' that Monkey.
Chorus 1:
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
Bridge 1:
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Interlude:
, (x4)
Bridge 2:
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Verse 3:
Monkey see, monkey do,
(Lum de Lum de la lye),
C'mon, you can do The Monkey too.
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Chorus 2:
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
C'mon and do The Mickey's Monkey, children,
(Let's do The Mickey's Monkey, children).
Bridge 3:
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Lum de Lum de la lye,
(Lum de Lum de la lye).
Coda:
Do The Monkey, (do the Monkey), Mickey's Monkey, (Mickey's Monkey).
Do The Monkey, (do the Monkey), Mickey's Monkey, (Mickey's Monkey).
(Fade)
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