Born 21 June 1961 in Paris, France
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 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’ in 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 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
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
Hear me when I come, baby
(King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong)
Hear me when I come
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
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 start bangin’ my first bongo
Every monkey 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
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Today the sun shines on my window
Hoy en mi ventana brilla el sol
And the heart
Y el corazon
It gets sad looking at the city
Se pone triste contemplando la ciudad
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
As every night I woke up
Como cada noche desperté
Thinking of you
Pensando en ti
And on my watch all the hours I saw pass
Y en mi reloj todas las horas vi pasar
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
All the promises of my love will go with you
Todas las promesas de mi amor se iran contigo
You will forget me
Me olvidaras
You will forget me
Me olvidaras
Next to the station I will cry like a child
Junto a la estacion lloraré igual que un nino
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Under the gloom of a lantern
Bajo la penumbra de un farol
They will fall asleep
Se dormiran
All the things left to say
Todas las cosas que quedaron por decir
They will fall asleep
Se dormiran
Next to the hands of a clock
Junto a las manillas de un reloj
They will wait
Esperaran
All the hours left to live
Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir
They will wait
Esperaran
All the promises of my love will go with you
Todas las promesas de mi amor se iran contigo
You will forget me
Me olvidaras
You will forget me
Me olvidaras
Next to the station I will cry like a child
Junto a la estacion yo lloraré igual que un nino
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Next to the station I will cry like a child
Junto a la estacion yo lloraré igual que un nino
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
Because you are leaving
Porque te vas
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