Signifying Monkey (Original Mix)-Willie Dixon

[ti:Signifying Monkey] [ar:Willie Dixon] [al:Poet Of the Blues (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Signifying Monkey - Willie Dixon [00:13.23]You call yourself the jungle king [00:15.81]You call yourself the jungle king [00:18.71]You call yourself the jungle king [00:21.67]I found out you ain't a doggone thing [00:24.68]Said the Monkey to the Lion on the bright summer day [00:27.75]"There's a big bad cat livin' down the way [00:31.08]He talked about your folks in a heck of a way [00:33.98]A lot of other things I'm afraid to say" [00:37.22]The Lion jumps up all full of rage [00:39.91]Like a Harlem cat that's blown his gauge [00:43.36]He meets the Elephant in the front of the tree [00:45.83]He says "Now big boy it's you or me" [00:49.58]The Elephant looks him from the corner of his eyes [00:52.11]"You better find someone to fight your size" [00:55.61]The Lion jumps up and makes a fancy pass [00:57.85]But the Elephant knocks him over in the grass [01:02.13]They fought all night and they fought all day [01:04.40]I don't know how the Lion well he got away [01:08.08]He come back through the jungle more dead than alive [01:10.68]And that's when the Monkey really started his jive [01:14.12]You call yourself the jungle king [01:16.81]You call yourself the jungle king [01:19.87]You call yourself the jungle king [01:22.88]I found out you ain't a doggone thing [01:50.53]Well he waked up his temper when he jumpin' up and down [01:53.66]And his foot missed the limb and his head hit the ground [01:56.67]Like a bolt of light'ning and a streak of heat [01:59.97]The Lion was on him with all four feet [02:02.45]But the Monkey looks up from the corner of his eye [02:05.50]Says "Now Mr Lion I apologize" [02:09.04]The Monkey on his back studies up a scheme [02:11.64]He's tryin' to trick that jungle king [02:15.12]"Be bad with me I wish you would [02:17.69]I'd tear you up all over the wood" [02:21.05]The Lion jumps up squares off for a fight [02:23.74]But the Monkey jumped completely out of sight [02:26.76]"So if you bother me again [02:29.77]I'll turn you over to my Elephant friend" [02:33.36]You call yourself the jungle king [02:35.78]You call yourself the jungle king [02:38.79]You call yourself the jungle king [02:41.86]I found out you ain't a doggone thing