I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life
Like a good Homo sapiens
But all around me everybody's multiplying
And they're walking round like flies, man
So I'm no better than the animals
Sitting in the cages in the zoo, man
'Cause compared to the flowers
And the birds and the trees -
I am an ape-man
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized
'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian
And with the over-population and inflation and starvation
And the crazy politicians
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war
I wanna sail away to a distant shore
And make like an ape-man
I'm an ape-man, I'm an ape-, ape-man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
'Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and the flies -
I am an ape-man
In man's evolution he's created the cities
And the motor traffic rumble
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes
And l'll be living in the jungle
'Cause the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh, what a life of luxury
To be like an ape-man
I'm an ape-man, I'm an ape-, ape-man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I look out the window, but I can't see the skies
The air pollution is a-fogging up my eyes
I wanna get out of this city alive
And make like an ape-man
Come on and love me
Be my ape-man girl
And we'll be so happy
In my ape-man world
I'm an ape-man, I'm an ape-, ape-man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
Just like an ape-man
I'm an ape-man, I'm an ape-, ape-man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodoo man
Oh, I'm an ape-man
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war
I wanna sail away to a distant shore
And make like an ape-man