Lyrics:

“Monkey Man” was originally sung by reggae music group Toots & the Maytals in 1969.
Reel Big Fish covered the song for the soundtrack to “The Wild Thornberries Movie” in 2002.Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man
Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man
I never saw you
I only heard of you
Talking about the big monkey man
I never saw you
I only heard of you
Talking about the big monkey man
It's alright
It's alright
Talking about the big monkey man
It's alright
It's alright
Talking about the big monkey man
Now I know that
Now I understand
Turning the monkey on me
Now I know that
Now I understand
Turning the monkey on me

Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man
Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la
Cause he's the monkey
He's the monkey man
Really, really, really
Really monkey man
Cause he's the monkey
He's the monkey man
Really, really, really
Really monkey man
Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man
Aye yi yi
Aye yi yi
Talking about the big monkey man