Correndo pra lá e pra cá, trabalhando duro na usina Runnin' to-and-fro, hard workin' at the mill. Nunca deixo de ver a correspondência , vem uma conta ruim Never fail in the mail, yeah, come a rotten bill. Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
O cara da loja fala pra mim, ele tenta me botar em uma arapuca Salesman talkin' to me, tryin' to run me up a creek. Diz que você pode comprar, tentar, que pode pagar na próxima semana Say, "You can buy go on 'n try it, you can pay me next week." Ahh! Ahh! Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
Uma loira, bonitona, tenta me fisgar Blond hair, good lookin', tryin' to get me hooked. Quer que eu me case, arranje um lar, me aquiete e e leia um livro Want me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book. Ahh! Ahh! Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
Todo dia, mesma coisa, acordar, ir pra escola Same thing every day, gettin' up, goin' to school. Não preciso reclamar, minha reclamação está anulada No need of me to complainin', my objections overruled, Ahh! Ahh! Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
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Telefone, algo errado, as moedas acabaram, vão mandar Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dime gone, will mail. Deveria processar o operador, por me contar uma fábula Oughta sue the operator for tellin' me a tale. Ahh! Ahh! Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
Eu estive em Yokohama, estive lutando na guerra Been to Yokohama, been fightin' in the war. Fuga do exército, tripulação do exército, comida do exército, corpo do exército Army bunk, army chow, army clothes, army car, Aah! Aah! Loucura demais, loucura demais Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business, for me to be involved in!
Trabalhando na estação de carregamento, muitas tarefas Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks. Limpar as janelas, checar os pneus, checar o óleo, o dollar gás Wipe the windows, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas. Ahh! Ahh! Loucura demais, loucura demais, loucura de mais para eu me envolver Too much monkey business. too much monkey business. Eu não quero sua chatice, saia, me deixe ser I don't want your botheration, get away, leave me be!
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