Elvis Presley Too Much Monkey Business

Elvis Presley Too Much Monkey Business
Written by Chuck Berry. Elvis recorded it January 15, 1968 at RCAs Nashville studios. Jerry Reed played guitar. Felton Jarvis produced a new instrumental track for the recording on October 14, 1980 for the Guitar Man LP, where the lead guitar was again played by Jerry Reed. This is the original version and is available on Elvis Sings Flaming Star and from Nashville to Memphis-The Essential 60s Masters.




Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Oh-ho-ho

Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked
Wants me to marry, settle down
and get a home and and write a book
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Oh-ho-ho

Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dime gone
Well me ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho

Oh-ho-ho ...... Oh-ho-ho ......
Oh-ho-ho ...... Oh-ho-ho

Been to Vietnam, been a fightin' in the war
Army bunk, army chow, army clothes, army car
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho
Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks
Wipe the window, check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho

Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked
Wants me to marry, get a home,
settle down and and write a book
Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in
Oh-ho-ho

Too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho,
too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho

Too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho
too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho

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• jackiej61

[Jackiej61too]

Written by Chuck Berry. Elvis recorded it January 15, 1968 at RCAs Nashville studios. Jerry Reed played guitar. Felton Jarvis produced a new instrumental track for the recording on October 14, 1980 for the Guitar Man LP, where the lead guitar was again played by Jerry Reed. This is the original version and is available on Elvis Sings Flaming Star and from Nashville to Memphis-The Essential 60s Masters.

[01elvisfan]

I've heard a lot of versions of this song... Elvis' is the BEST!!! :)

[ribeirofarias]

This is undoubtedly the best version.

[menise11]

The KING unmatched by any one Forever!!

[Rollingstones1963]

Even a song you'd think ya right, is right on. Unbelievable talent will never be matched. 3 octave voice, sexual magnetism, charisma, humble, beautifully angelically handsome, loved life, performing, his fans and to laugh, its so sad that the man died trying to live up to the legend. I'm sad and missing him everyday and he wasn't even mine to love, but, I did. 💋 Ti amo Elvis 💔.

[jameshayden69]

this song reflects his image..the man....and out and out cool! soooooo underated this song.

[kezie666666]

brill

[TheHypnosismike]

The King. Far better version than Chuck's original.

[Davewise1965]

The best version by king Elvis.

[TheHypnosismike]

The King..nuff said !

[louiethesyrian]

Mr. Reed was one of a kind on the guitar

[MrHankanthony]

@ribeirofarias No question.