Now I'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle P.I.P. I've reached the top and had to stop, and that's what's botherin' me I wanna be a man, man-cub, stroll right into town Be just like the other men, I'm tired of monkeying around Oh, Ooby Doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you too You'll see it's true, someone like me Can learn to be like someone like you Now don't try to kid me, man-cub, I'll make a deal with you What I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true Now give me the secret, man-cub, come on, prove me what to do Give me the power of man's red flower so I can be like you Oh, Ooby Doo, I wanna be like you I wanna walk like you, talk like you too You'll see it's true, someone like me Can learn to be like someone like you Now you might think it's ridiculous that me, a gigantopithecus Would ever dream I'd like to team with the likes of you, man-cub But together we'd have powers, all the jungle's treasure's ours I got desire, you got the fire, but the dream I dream takes two So, Ooby Doo, I wanna be like you I wanna use that flame just the same as you can do Oh, how magnificent it would be, a gigantopithecus like me Could learn to do like you humans do Can learn to be like someone like you Can learn to be like someone like me