Mickey's Monkey Songtext
von Smokey Robinson

"Mickey′s Monkey," my man said "Mickey's Monkey"
That remind "Lum-de-lum-de-lai"
That′s the heck of the lyric, you know
That's the heck of the lyric

Lamont Dozier, he just kind of sat at the piano and then sayin'
"Lum-de-lum-de-lai"
I said, "Man, that′s a hit"
Wait, wait, wait, waiit
Can anybody spell on that
Who can spell lonely?
Yeah, alright
Might be able to spell but we can say it
One, two, you know what to do

Lum-de-lum-de-lai, everybody say (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Wanna hear you say "Lum-de-lum-de-lai" with a feelin′ (lum-de-lum-de-lai)

Oh-oh, cat named Mickey came from out of town, yeah-yeah-yeah
Spreading new dance all around, alright
In just a matter of a few days, yeah-yeah-yeah
This dance became the new teenage craze


The people see him dancing, they begin to see (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
See this cat do that monkey thing (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
It's really something to see (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Oh, this cat named Mickey′s doing that monkey (lum-de-lum-de-lai)

C'mon let′s do the Mickey's monkey, children
Let′s do the Mickey's monkey, children
Let's do the Mickey′s monkey, children

Lum-de-lum-de-lai, everybody say (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Lum-de-lum-de-lai, I can hear that (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Oh, alright

Lum-de-lum-de-lai, everybody say (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Lum-de-lum-de-lai, with a feelin′ (lum-de-lum-de-lai)

Oh, monkey see, monkey do
C'mon you can do the monkey too
C′mon doing Mickey's monkey, children
Doing Mickey′s monkey, children
Doing Mickey's monkey, children
Doing Mickey′s monkey, children


Do the monkey (do the monkey)
Mickey's monkey (Mickey's monkey)
Do the monkey (do the monkey)
Mickey′s monkey (Mickey′s monkey)
Mickey's monkey (Mickey′s monkey)
Mickey's monkey (Mickey′s monkey)
One more time

Lum-de-lum-de-lai (lum-de-lum-de-lai)
Lum-de-lum-de-lai (lum-de-lum-de-lai)

You're gonna get it
The race is comin′ your way
Yeah (yeah)