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Version 1
Music & Lyrics: Manu Chao
Album: Clandestino (1998)
[Intro]
|Am |Dm |G |Am |
|Am |Dm |G |
[Verse 1]
Am Am
Mama was queen of the mambo, Papa was king of the Congo
Dm G
Deep down in a jungle I started banging my first bongo
Am Am
Every monkey like to be, in my place instead of me
Dm G
'Cause I'm the king of Bongo, baby, I'm the king of Bongo Bong
[Verse 2]
Am Am
I went to the big town where there is a lot of sound
Dm G
From the jungle to the city looking for a bigger crown
Am Am
So I play my Boogie for the people of big city
Dm G
But they don't go crazy when I'm banging all my boogie
[Chorus]
Am
I'm the
Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am Dm G
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
[Verse 3]
Am Am
Nobody likes to be in my place instead of me
Dm G
'Cause nobody go crazy when I'm banging on my boogie
Am Am
I'm a king without a crown, hanging loose in a big town
Dm G
But I'm the king of Bongo, baby, I'm the king of Bongo Bong
[Chorus]
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come
[Verse 4]
Am Am
They said that I'm a clown making too much dirty sound
Dm G
They said there is no place for little monkey in this town
Am Am
Nobody liked to be in my place instead of me
Dm G
'Cause nobody go crazy when I'm banging on my boogie
[Chorus]
Am
I'm the
Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come
[Verse 5]
Am Am
Banging on my bongo all that swing belongs to me
Dm G
I'm so happy there's nobody in my place instead of me
Am Am
I'm a king without a crown, hanging loose in a big town
Dm G
I'm the king of Bongo, baby, I'm the king of Bongo Bong
[Chorus]
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come
[Verse 6]
Am Am
Mama was queen of the mambo, Papa was king of the Congo
Dm G
Deep down in a jungle I started banging my first bongo
Am Am
Every monkey like to be, in my place instead of me
Dm G
'Cause I'm the king of Bongo, baby, I'm the king of Bongo Bong
[Instrumental]
|Am |Am |Dm |
[Outro]
G Am Am Dm
Hear me when I come
G
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am Dm
(King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong)
G
Hear me when I come