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Artist: Only The Young
Canonical path: /only-the-young/i-wanna-be-like-you
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I Wanna Be Like You
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I Wanna Be Like You
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Now i'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle v.i.p
I reached the top, and had to stop
And that's what's bothering me
I wanna be a man, mancub
And stroll right into town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeying around
Oh, ohbeedoo
I wanna be like you (abee dobee dobee)
I wanna walk like you,
Talk like you do
You'll see it's true (shobee doo)
An ape like me (shobee dobee dobee)
Can learn to be
Human too!
Swing it to the left, swing it to the right
Put you hands up and you, love your life
You can learn to be human too
Now don't try to kid me mancub
I made a deal with you
What I desire is man's red fire
To make my dreams come true
Now give me the secret man cub
Clue me what to do
Give me the power of man's red flower
So I can be like you
Oh, ohbeedoo
I wanna be like you, (abee dobee dobee)
I wanna walk like you,
Talk like you do
You'll see it's true (shobee doo)
Someone like me (shobee dobee dobee)
Can learn to be like someone like me
Oh, ohbeedoo
I wanna be like you, (abee dobee dobee)
I wanna walk like you,
Talk like you do
You'll see it's true (shobee doo)
Someone like me (shobee dobee dobee)
Can learn to be a human too (like someone like me)
Can learn to be like someone like you,
Can learn to be like someone like me.
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