i'm a people

there i was on the marquee

a-workin' for a livin'

i've been gettin' instead of a-givin'. a-hangin' by my tail

a-waitin' for the dinner bell

puttin' humans off. every day

them fools rush in

and lay down my cage and watch them grin

i put 'em all off

i'd hum a little song

an' watch 'em all go tee-hee. but i spell a p

a little bitty e. sweet bop

bop

bop

sh-shoo

shoobie doobie doh

in a little round o. now you add another p

a big skinny l

there's a-one more e

an' you got a people that looks like me. now a monkey don't have to go down town

an' ask for a job an' gettin' turned down. i'm mad at me

i could smash me

'cause i am a people. now

a monkey don't have to shoot an' speak

all he do is drink his fees. oh

me

what luxury. but i'm a people. now i spell a p

a little bitty e. sweet bop

bop

bop

a-shoo

shoobie doobie doh

in a little round o. now you add another p

a big skinny l

there's a-one more e

an' you got a creature that looks like me. now if anyone knocked on my door today

there'd be a little sign says: gone away. "down to the zoo