I Wanna Be Like You
R. M. Sherman and R. B. Sherman
Intro: [Am]
Now [Am]I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VI[E7]P
I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' [Am]me
I wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into [E7]town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeyin’ a[Am]round!
[G7]Oh, [C]oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
I wanna be like [A7]you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah)
I wanna [D7] walk like you
[G7]Talk like you [C]too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
[G7]You'll see it's [C]true (shooby-de-do)
An ape like [A7]me (scooby-dooby-do-be)
Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too
Now [Am]don't try to kid me mancub I made a deal with [E7]you
What I desire is man's red fire
To make my dream come [Am]true Give me the secret, mancub
Clue me what to [E7]do
Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [Am]you
[G7]Oh, [C]oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
I wanna be like [A7]you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah)
I wanna [D7] walk like you
[G7]Talk like you [C]too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
[G7]You'll see it's [C]true (shooby-de-do)
Someone like [A7]me (scooby-dooby-do-be)
Can [D7]learn to be [G7]like someone like [C]me (take me home, daddy)
Can [D7]learn to be [G7]like someone like [C]you (one more time)
Can [D7]learn to be [G7]like someone like [C]me-eee