Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christopher Walken
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard M. Sherman
Composer
Robert B. Sherman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Louise Tracy Freeman
Producer
Vince Caro
Engineer
Mike Dorsey
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Now I'm the king of the swingers, the jungle V.I.P.
I've reached the top and had to stop
And that's what's bothering me
I wanna be a man, man cub, and stroll right into town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeying around
[Verse 2]
Oh, whoo-be-do
I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too
You'll see it's true, someone like me
Can learn to be like someone like you
[Verse 3]
Now don't try to kid me, man-cub
I'll make a deal with you
What I desire, is man's red fire
To make my dream come true
Now give me the secret mancub
Come on, clue me what to do
Give me the power of man's red flower
So I can be like you
[Verse 4]
Oh, whoo-be-do
I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you, talk like you too
You'll see it's true, someone like me
Can learn to be like someone like you
[Verse 5]
Now you might think it's ridiculous
That me, a gigantipithicus
Would ever dream I'd like to team
With the likes of you, man-cub
But together, we'd have powers
All the jungles treasures, ours
I got desire, you got the fire
But the dream I dream takes two
[Verse 6]
So, ooh-ooh-ooh
I wanna be like you
I wanna use that flame
Just the same as you can do
Oh how magnificus it would be
I gigantipithicus like me
Could learn to do like you humans do
Can learn to be like someone like you
Can learn to be like someone like me
Written by: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman