mama was queen of the mambo
papa was quuen of the congo
deep down in a djungle
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 djungle 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

they said 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
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...