Manu Chao (? 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music.
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Am Mama was queen of the mambo Am Papa was king of the Congo Dm Deep down in the jungle G I start bangin' my first Bongo Am Every monkey like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause I'm the king of Bongo G baby I'm the king of Bongo Bong Am I went to the big town Am where there is a lot of sound Dm from the djungle to the city G looking for a bigger crown Am So I play my boogie Am for the people of this city Dm but they don't go crazy G when I'm banging all my boogie I'm the Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come baby Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo Am Nobody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause nobody go crazy G when I'm banging all my boogie Am I'm a king without a crown Am and I'm loosing a big town Dm but I'm the king of Bongo G baby I'm the king of Bongo Bong
Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo
Am They said that I'm a clown Am making too much dirty sound Dm they said there is no place G for little monkey in this town Am Nobody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause nobody go crazy G when I´m banging all my boogie
I´m the Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am Banging all my boogie Am all that swing belongs to me Dm I´m so uppy there´s nobody G in my place instead of me Am I´m a king without a crown Am and loosing a big town Dm but I´m the king of Bongo G baby I´m the king of Bongo Bong
Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come Am King of the bongo Am King of the bongo DmG here me when I come
Am Mama was queen of the mambo Am papa was king of the congo Dm deep down in a djungle G I start bangin' my first Bongo Am Everybody like to be Am in my place instead of me Dm cause I´m the king of Bongo G baby I´m the king of Bongo Bong Am Je ne t´aime plus mon amour Am Je ne t´aime plus tout le jour Dm Je ne t´aime plus mon amour G Je ne t´aime plus tout le jour