Congo Mambo

"Congo Mambo", the lullaby Dennis Quaid sings to his child in the movie.

LYRICS:
Well the jungle at night is a sight to see,
You got the big ape and his whole family.
Jumpin' around from tree to tree,
Checkin' out the territory.
He goes: "Booga! Booga! Booga-booga-booga, booga!"
"Booga! Booga! Booga-booga-booga, booga!"

Big black leopard is lurkin' around,
His ears are perked and he's checkin' the sound.
Scannin' his eyes out through the trees,
Maybe a little chimpanzee.
He goes: *growling and purring*

The dooki dooki bird is sittin' in his nest,
He's checkin' it out like all the rest.
He's got his eye upon the stars,
Wonderin' just how far is Mars.
He goes: "Ooo, Ooo, Ooo, Ooo-ooo!"
"Ooo, Ooo, Ooo, Ooo-ooo!"

Crazy hyena is howlin' at the moon,
He's the court jester, the jungle buffoon.
Snickerin' away at the azure dome
And then he licks his chops and chews on his bone.
He goes: "Yuk, yuk, yuk" *slurp*
"Yuk, yuk, yuk" *slurp*

And the alligator wears a malicious grin
As he's waitin' for a sucker on a midnight swim.
Then a thirsty monkey comes down for a drink
And he's snatched away for eternity!
He goes: "AHHHHHH! Ahhhhhh! Arghhhh... ughhhhh"

Well the big ape gives a "Booga!"
And the leopard gives a "Rawr!"
And the dooki dooki bird goes "a-Ooo-ooo-ooo!"
The hyena goes "Aroooooooooooo!"

The rest, they join right in
And they do the Congo Mambo
and you ought to hear that rockin' den!

*Child joins in with the animal noises*

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• congo
• mambo
• tough
• enough
• dennis quaid

[cbarker11ful]

Thank you for posting this was a childhood fav of my Mothers and Brothers been looking awhile for this song so my own childern could hear!!!! Silly

[antidiz]

I grew up watching this movie, can you upload the whole thing?

[timmay1627]

LOVE THIS!!!!! need to get the video though!! love this movie!

[87Shinobi]

Amazing song!!.Hard to understand but cool.(I must read the lyrics too...)