oh i cant stand to leave that girl alone and if i explained it till the cows came home youll never understand how i feel inside oh so you better get her off my back let the monkey ride oh let the monkey ride they say you better let her go shes no good for you oh but i couldnt cut her loose if i wanted to if the truth be told i never tried oh so you better get her off my back let the monkey ride oh let the monkey ride looks to me shes got me hooked rest assured there aint no cure i need a soul where the me i know cant be denied dont you know shes got a hold of my heart no but dont wait around for us to drift apart cause i cant get enough to be satisfied oh so you better get her off my back let the monkey ride oh let the monkey ride cause i cant get enough to be satisfied oh so you better get her off my back let the monkey ride oh let the monkey ride