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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AmAm Mama was the queen of mambo, papa was king of the Congo DmG deep down in the jungle, I started bangin' my first bongo AmAm every monkey'd like to be, in my place instead of me DmG cause I'm the king of bongo, baby, I'm the king of bongo bong
[Verse 2]
I went to the big town, where there is a lot of sound from the jungle to the city, looking for a bigger crown so I play my boogie, for the people of big city but they don't go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie I'm the "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong" hear me when I come "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"
[Verse 3]
They say that I'm a clown, making too much dirty sound they say there is no place for little monkey in this town nobody'd like to be in my place instead of me, cause nobody go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie I'm the "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong" hear me when I come "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"
[Verse 4]
Bangin' on my bongo all that swing belongs to me I'm so happy there's nobody in my place instead of me I'm a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town but I'm the king of bongo baby, I'm the king of bongo bong I'm the "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong" hear me when I come "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"