The Signifyin’ Monkey by The Johnny Otis Show

The Signifyin’ Monkey performed by the Johnny Otis Show, is a blues funk track from the 1968 album Cold Shot. The story of the Signifyin' Monkey is told in two parts. Lamar "Mighty Mouth" Evans tells the tale of the monkey in an near rap style, Johnny Otis on drums, and son Shuggie Otis on guitar.

Snatch and the Poontangs

Johnny Otis and his band recorded the source material under the pseudonym of Snatch and the Poontangs. It was Otis' successful attempt to preserve the part of Afro-American folk culture called the Dozens, where black characters trade insults with each other in a ritualised format. The song has daringly explicit and oversexed language for 1968.  

The Signifyin Monkey told the Lion one day,
 There’s a bad motherfucker comin down yo’ way… 

The Signifyin' Monkey

The Signifyin' Monkey is about the trickster figure of African-American folklore derived from Yoruba mythology . Numerous songs and narratives concern the signifying monkey and his interactions with his friends, the Lion and the Elephant. In general, the stories depict the signifying monkey insulting the Lion, but claiming that he is only repeating the Elephant's words. The Lion then confronts the Elephant, who physically assaults the Lion. The Lion later realizes that the Monkey has been signifyin(g) and has duped him and returns angrily to castrate the monkey, rendering him unable to reproduce. Source Wikipedia

Source: 30 Days Out, Real Deep Blues, Toppermost, Who is the MOnk