now there s a place right across town whenever you re ready where the people gather round whenever they re ready and then the music begins to play you feel a groove comin on its way are you ready yes i m ready you get yours i got mine for the monkey time monkey time now this dance that the people do don t know how it started all i know is when the beat brings the feel it s hard to get parted and then the music begins to play and automatically you re on your way are you ready yes i m ready you get yours i got mine for the monkey time monkey time do the monkey yeah do the monkey yeah do the monkey yeah yeah do the monkey yeah yeah twist them hips let your backbone slip now move your feet get on the beat are you ready yes i m ready are you ready yes i m ready you get yours i got mine for the monkey time monkey time are you ready yes i m ready are you ready yes i m ready are you ready yes i m ready you get yours i got mine say fee are you ready tonight i m ready martha but you re ready for what fee i m ready to do the monkey baby you ready for my monkey i m ready and my monkey s ready your monkey oooo you d better put that baby on a chain my monkey know what he talkin about and he s gonna jump all over you now stop it fee i don t wanna hear about it no more want a whole lot o love tonight treat your monkey right want a whole lot o love tonight monkey time tonight want a whole lot o love tonight treat your monkey right want a whole lot o love tonight monkey time tonight want a whole lot o love tonight 