Mama was queen of the mambo, Papa was king of the congo,
Deep down in the jungle, I started bangin´ my first bongo,
Every monkey´d like to be, in my place instead of me,
Cause I´m the king of bongo, baby, I´m the king of bongo bong.

I went to the big town, where there is a lot of sound,
From the jungle to the city, looking for a bigger crown,
So I play my boogie, for the people of big city,
But they don´t go crazy, when I´m bangin´ on my boogie,
I´m the...
"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong",
Hear me when I come Baby, "King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong".

Nobody´d like to be in my place instead of me,
Cause nobody go crazy when I´m bangin´ on my boogie,
I´m a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town,
But I´m the king of bongo, baby, I´m the king of bongo bong,
"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong",
Hear me when I come Baby, "King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong".
Hear me when I come.

They say that I´m a clown, making too much dirty sound,
They say there is no place for little monkey in this town.
Nobody´d like to be in my place instead of me,
Cause nobody go crazy when I´m bangin´ on my boogie,
I´m the...
"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong",
Hear me when I come Baby, "King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong".

Bangin´ on my bongo all that swing belongs to me,
I´m so happy there´s nobody in my place instead of me,
I´m a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town,
I´m the king of bongo, baby, I´m the king of bongo bong,
"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"...
Hear me when I come Baby, "King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong".
Hear me when I come.

Mama was queen of the mambo, Papa was king of the congo,
Deep down in the jungle, I started bangin´ my first bongo,
Every monkey´d like to be, in my place instead of me,
Cause I´m the king of bongo, baby, I´m the king of bongo bong.

Hear me when I come, hear me when I come Baby, hear me when I come.