Papa Loves
Mambo
< instrumental
opening >
Unh!
Papa loves mambo!
Mamma loves mambo!
Look at em
sway with it,
Gettin so
gay with it,
Shoutin Olé
with it, Wow!
Unh!
Papa loves mambo!
( Papa
loves mambo! )
Mamma loves mambo!
(
Mamma loves mambo! )
Papa does great
with it,
Swings like a gate
with it,
He loses weight
with it, Now!
He goes to, she
goes fro,
He goes fast, she
goes slow,
He goes left,
an she goes right!
Papas
lookin for Mamma,
But Mamma is
nowhere in sight!
Unh!
Papa loves mambo!
Mamma loves mambo!
Havin their
fling again,
Younger than
spring again,
Feelin that
zing again, Wow!
Unh!
Papa loves mambo!
(
Papa
loves mambo! )
Mamma loves mambo!
(
Mamma loves mambo! )
Dont play
the rumba an dont play the samba,
Cause Papa
loves mambo, tonight!
Unh!
Papa loves
mambo!
Mamma loves
mambo!
< instrumental break >
Papa loves
mambo!
Mamma loves
mambo!
He goes to, she
goes fro',
He goes fast, she
goes slow,
He goes left,
an she goes right!
Papas
lookin for Mamma,
But Mamma is
nowhere in sight!
Unh!
Papa loves mambo!
(
Papa
loves mambo! )
Mamma loves mambo!
(
Mamma loves mambo! )
Havin their
fling again,
Younger than
spring again,
Feelin that
zing again, Wow!
Unh!
( Papa loves
mambo! ) Mambo
Papa!
( Mamma loves
mambo! )
Mambo Mamma!
Dont play
the rumba an dont play the samba,
Cause Papa!
Papa mambo, tonight!
Unh!
Words and Music by
Al Hoffman,
Dick Manning and
Bix Reichner 1954
Shapiro-Bernstein & Co.,
Inc. & Al Hoffman Songs Inc. ~ ASCAP
 | Irving Berlin Quote |
With Mitchell Ayres'
Orchestra
and The Ray Charles Chorus
Arranged by Joe Reisman and Produced by Joe Carlton
Recorded in
Webster Hall, New York
Recording Engineer: unknown
Recorded August 31, 1954
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