Let me tell you a story, about two kids in the city
See they both have a problem with life, and it isn't very pretty
There's a kid called Timmy, he used to be pretty witty
But then too many rides on the horse, got him hooked and it's a pity
Cause now he's got a monkey, he's got a monkey can't fight it
Monkey, on his back he can't deny it
Monkey, he found a dragon that bites, a hole in his arm at night (where all the money goes)
Monkey, monkey on his back, dirty monkey, monkey on his back, a dirty monkey
Well there's a girl called Sally, she walks the streets in the city
She works down on the corner every night, gives her money up to Willy
You see her man's Big Willy, and when he met her she was pretty
But he gave her a habit that she didn't want, now that's a pity
Cause now she's got a monkey, she's got a monkey can't fight it
Monkey, she's gotta walk the streets to buy it
Monkey, she found a dragon that bites, a hole in her arm at night (where all the money goes)
Monkey, monkey on her back, dirty monkey, monkey on her back, a dirty monkey
Well now listen everybody, cause there's a moral to the story
Clean up your act, get the monkey off your back, or you'll be sorry
Keep yourself clean, cause the monkey plays mean
He'll put a knife in your back
Then the man in the black, will show you a dragon that bites (and you'll wind up with a)
Monkey, monkey on your back, dirty monkey, monkey on your back