The Jungle Book (1967)

Louis Prima: King Louie of the Apes

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Quotes 

• King Louie : [singing]  Now, I'm the king of the swingers, whoa / The jungle V.I.P. / I've reached the top and had to stop / And that's what's botherin' me / I wanna be a man, Man Cub / And stroll right into town / And be just like the other men / I'm tired of monkeyin' around.

• Mowgli : Gee, cousin Louie, you're doing real good.

  King Louie : Now here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of Man's Red Fire.

  Mowgli : But I don't know how to make fire.

  King Louie : [singing]  Now don't try to kid me, Man Cub / I made a deal with you / What I desire is Man's Red Fire / To make my dream come true / Now give me the secret, Man Cub / Come on, clue me what to do / Give me the power of Man's Red Flower / So I can be like you.

• King Louie : Ha-ha, so you're the mancub? Crazy.

  Mowgli : I'm not as crazy as you are. Put me down!

  [the monkeys let go of Mowgli and he lands on his head] 

  Mowgli : You cut that out!

  [Louie decides to give Mowgli a wedgie, Mowgli is flailing his arms around trying to reach King Louie feeling mad] 

  King Louie : Cool it, boy. Unwind yourself.

  [Louie starts singing] 

  King Louie : . Now come on cousin

  [Louie eventually grabs Mowgli's hand after some trying] 

  Mowgli : What do you want me for?

  King Louie : Word has grabbed my royal ear.

• Mowgli : [to King Louie]  What do you want me for?

  King Louie : Word has grabbed my royal ear... Have a banana.

  [he pops a banana neatly out of its skin and into Mowgli's mouth] 

  King Louie : ... that you want to stay in the jungle.

  Mowgli : [his mouth full of banana]  Stay in the jungle? I sure do.

  King Louie : Good, and ol' King Louie...

  [scatting] 

  King Louie : Ba-ba-do-bay-boo-boo-doo-doo...

  [stops scatting] 

  King Louie : ... that's me, can fix it for you.

  [he takes two bananas, while holding up three fingers] 

  King Louie : Have two bananas.

  [like the first one, he pops these two out of their skins and into Mowgli's mouth] 

  King Louie : Have we got a deal?

  Mowgli : [his mouth full of banana]  Yes, sir, I'll do...

  [he swallows them] 

  Mowgli : I'll do anything to stay in the jungle.

  King Louie : Well, then, I'll lay it on the line for you.

  [he starts singing "I Wanna Be Like You"] 

• King Louie : You-hoo-hoo/I wanna be like you-hoo-hoo.

  King Louie , Baloo : I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too-hoo-hoo/You see, it's true-hoo-hoo/Someone like me-e-e-e/Can learn to be/Like someone like me.

  Baloo : Take me home, daddy!

  King Louie , Baloo : Can learn to be like someone like you.

  King Louie : One more time!

  Baloo : [as Louie slaps him on the back, his disguise falls apart]  Yeah! Can learn to be like someone like me!

  [as he scats, he slowly realizes the ruse has been exposed] 

  Baloo : Man!

• King Louie : Now, give me the secret, Man-Cub/Come on, clue me what to do/Give me the power of man's red flower/So I can be like you.

  Bagheera : [eavesdropping]  Fire! So that's what that scoundrel's after.

  Baloo : I'll tear him limb from limb! I'll beat him! I'll... I'll...

  [starting to dance to the rhythm] 

  Baloo : Mmm, yeah! Well, man, what a beat!

  Bagheera : Will you stop that silly beat business and listen?