Mama was queen of the mambo<br />Papa was king of the Congo<br />Deep down in the jungle<br />I started bangin' my first bongo<br />Every monkey'd like to be<br />In my place instead of me<br />Cause I'm the king of bongo, baby<br />I'm the king of bongo bong<br /><br />I went to the big town<br />Where there is a lot of sound<br />From the jungle to the city<br />Looking for a bigger crown<br />So I play my boogie<br />For the people of big city<br />But they don't go crazy<br />When I'm bangin' in my boogie<br />I'm the...<br /><br />"king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come, baby<br />"king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br /><br />Nobody'd like to be in my place instead of me<br />Cause nobody go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie<br />I'm a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town<br />But I'm the king of bongo baby I'm the king of bongo bong<br /><br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come baby<br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come<br /><br />They say that I'm a clown<br />Making too much dirty sound<br />They say there is no place for little monkey in this town<br />Nobody'd like to be in my place instead of me<br />Cause nobody go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie<br />I'm the...<br /><br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come baby<br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come<br /><br />Bangin' on my bongo all that swing belongs to me<br />I'm so happy there's nobody in my place instead of me<br />I'm a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town<br />But I'm the king of bongo baby I'm the king of bongo bong<br /><br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come baby<br />"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"<br />Hear me when I come<br /><br />Mama was queen of the mambo<br />Papa was king of the Congo<br />Deep down in the jungle<br />I started bangin' my first bongo<br />Every monkey'd like to be<br />In my place instead of me<br />Cause I'm the king of bongo, baby<br />I'm the king of bongo bong<br /><br />Hear me when I come<br />Hear me when I come baby<br />Hear me when I come
