[Intro]
[Jungle Percussion, Upright Bass Groove, Clarinet Riff]
Swingin’ through the canopy, rules don’t apply
Banana republic under blackened sky
Who’s calling shots from the tallest tree?
You don’t need a crown—just a loud decree
[Verse 1]
Clappin’ hands, got a rhythm so wild
Half wise elder, half reckless child
Talkin’ big from a vine-made throne
Every echo says he’s not alone
Deals in coconuts, trades in harm
Keeps the jungle under his arm
Smiles wide with a sideways grin
You never know what game he’s in
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I’m starting to see
(He’s the head monkey)
Pullin’ strings through the canopy
(Calls it all lucky)
[Chorus]
King Louie
(Orange orangutan)
Real screwy
(No, not human)
King Louie
(Rules the jungle clan)
Acts screwy
(Doing harm the way man can)
[Instrumental – Clarinet Lead, Walking Bass, Hand Drums]
[Verse 2]
Got a council of chatter and swing
Every branch offers the same thing
As Louie laughs from high above
Says hatred will reign over love
Writes the rules then he rewrites fast
Future tangled up with the past
Promises hanging by a vine
Break one, say it’s by design
[Pre-Chorus]
Now it’s plain to me
(He’s the head monkey)
Bends the truth so easily
(Calls it all lucky)
[Chorus]
King Louie
(Orange orangutan)
Real screwy
(No, not human)
King Louie
(Runs the jungle plan)
Acts screwy
(Screwin’ man the best he can)
[Bridge – Breakdown, Minimal Percussion, Finger Snaps]
Swing high, swing low
Truth moves fast, lies move slow
Laugh it off, steal the show
Where it stops, nobody knows
[Build – Brass Hits, Rising Rhythm]
Is it power or parody?
Just a jungle anomaly?
[Chorus – Full Band, Bigger Energy]
King Louie
(Orange orangutan)
Real screwy
(No, not human)
King Louie
(Top of jungle span)
Acts screwy
(Throwing feces at man)
[Outro]
[Slow Groove, Clarinet Fades, Jungle Ambience]
From the treetops to the ground
Every whisper, every sound
Carries stories twisted free
Of what is… and what might be
[Spoken/Whispered]
“He’s the head monkey…”
From the album “Stranger Than Fiction“