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Version 1
From Youtube video --.-/watch?ds49aYbjM31INSgk
[Intro]
G G
[Verse 1]
G
Some city folks are staying at a place right near our farm
C G
The other night they gave a dance and held it in our barn
C G E7
A city band was playing while they danced around the floor
A7 D7
They did one called the mambo that I never saw before
[Chorus]
G D
Well, the mambo is a hoedown that's just got a Latin beat
G
To me it looks just like they're dancing on each other's feet
C A G E7
The feller who is calling has a stomach pain, no doubt
A7 D7 A7 D N.C.
When it starts to hurt him, he'll stand right up and shout (Ugh!)
G D7
It sounds just like a breakdown and they play it mighty fast
G
Instead of using fiddles they just use alone the brass
C A G E7
If my brains ever jumbled, I'll have myself a fling
A7 D7 G
I'll take a chance and learn to dance that crazy mambo thing
[Solo]
G G G G G C
A G E7 A7 A7 D7 G
[Verse 2]
G
On Saturday I went down to the square dance in our town
C G
I told the fiddle player about this mambo dance I found
C A G E7
He said if I describe it, he would try to play it too
A7 D
But when I tried to tell him, here's the best that I could do
[Chorus]
G D7
Well, the mambo is a hoedown that's just got a Latin beat
G
To me it looks just like they're dancing on each other's feet
C A G E7
The feller who is calling has a stomach pain, no doubt
A7 D7 A7 D N.C.
When it starts to hurt him, he'll stand right up and shout (Ugh!)
G D7
It sounds just like a breakdown and they play it mighty fast
G
Instead of using fiddles they just use alone the brass
C A G E7
If my brains ever jumbled, I'll have myself a fling
A7 D7 G
I'll take a chance and learn to dance that crazy mambo thing