Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - Mickey's Monkey lyrics
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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.