Louis Prima credited as playing...
King Louie of the Apes
- 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, ha-ha-ha! So you're the man cub? 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, let's shake, 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?