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Artist: Manu Chao
Canonical path: /manu-chao/king-of-the-bongo
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King Of The Bongo
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King Of The Bongo
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Mama was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the congo
Deep down in the jungle lost my bang in maffas bongo
Every monkey like to be in my place instead of me
Cos 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 played my bong for the people of the big city
But they don`t go crazy when i`m banging on my boogie
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come baby
King of the bongo king of the bongo bong
Nobody like to be in my place instead of me
Cos nobody go crazy when i bang it on my boogie
I`m the king without a crown
And be loosing in the 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
Hit me when i come baby
King of the bongo king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come
They said that i`m a clown making too much dirty sound
They said there is no place for little monkey in this town
But nobody likes to be in my place instead of me
Cos nobody go crazy when i`m banging on my boogie
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come baby
King of the bongo king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come
Bagging on my bongo oh that sweet belongs to me
I`m so happy there`s nobody in my place instead of me
I`m the king without a crown and be loosing in the big town
I`m the king of congo baby i`m the king of bongo bong
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come baby
King of the bongo king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come
Mama was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the congo
Deep down in the jungle lost my bang in maffas bongo
Every monkey wants to be in my place instead of me
Cos i`m the king of bongo baby i`m the king of bongo bong
Hit me when i come
Hit me when i come baby
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hit me when i come
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