Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - Mickey's Monkey lyrics

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See Voice Key below.

A cappella intro, spoken with backup clapping, cheering and

various verbal responses:

SR: Alright, is everybody ready?

GMs shout answers: Yeah! etc.

SR: Alright now, here we go!

A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three...

Instrumental intro with rhthmic clapping and the following, sung:

SR: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

SR: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye.

SR: Oh-oh oh-ohhh-oh.

SR: Alright!

SR: Yeah-ey-eah.

Rhythmic clapping continues throughout the song.

Verse 1:

SR: Well, this cat named Mickey,

Came from out of town, yeah.

He been spreadin' a new dance all aroun'.

In just a matter of a few days, yeah-eah,

Thi-ih-is dance became the new teen craze-ah.

Verse 2:

SR: When the people see him dancin'

They begin to see-eee,

GM: Lum de-lum de la-eye.

SR: See this cat do that Monkey thing-ah.

GM: Lum de-lum de la-eye.

SR: Still, it's something to see-heee-hee-heee,

GM: Lum de-lum de la-eye.

SR: This cat named Mickey doin' that Monkey.

GM: Lum de-lum de la-eye.

SR: C'mon, let's do Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

GM: Let's do Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren./

SR: /Yeah-eah, let's do Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

GM: Let's do Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

Chorus:

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

SR: Oh, oh, oh, lum de-lum de-la-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye.

Instrumental break, rhythmic clapping continues.

Chorus:

SR: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

SR: Lum de-lum de-la-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye.

Verse 3:

SR: Oh, oh, oh-oh,

Monkey see-a, monkey do-oo-oo.

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye.

SR: C'mon, you can do The Monkey too-oo-oo.

GM: Lum de-lum de-la-eye.

SR: C'mon, yeah, doin' Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

GM: Doin' Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren./

SR: /Yeah, jus' doin' Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

GM: Jus' doin' Mickey's Monkey, chil'ren.

Chorus:

SR: Lum de-lum d'lye-eye-eye-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum d'lye-eye-eye-eye,

SR: Yeah, lum de-lum d'lye-eye-eye-eye,

GM: Lum de-lum d'lye-eye-eye-eye,

Outro:

SR: Do The Monkey. GM: Do The Monkey.

SR: Mickey's Monkey. GM: Mickey's Monkey./

SR: /Oh-oh, do The Monkey. GM: Do The Monkey.

SR: Mickey's Monkey. GM: Mickey's Monkey.

Fade.

SR: Mickey's Monkey. GM: Mickey's Monkey.

SR: Mickey's Monkey. GM: Mickey's Monkey.

SR: One more time.

SR: Lum de-lum d'lye...

VOICE KEY:

Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.

Lyrics preceded with GM: denote all the group members sing without SR.

Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.

Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite

sides of the slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.