"The Monkey Time" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Major Lance. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1963. It was featured on his 1963 album The Monkey Time. The song was arranged by Johnny Pate produced by Carl Davis. The song ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.