They Were Doin The Mambo
I went a ridin home down to Santa Fe,
There's been a lot of changes since I been away
I went to have a dance at the old dance hall,
Where they were having a ball
CHORUS 1:
They were doin the mambo,
What the heck is the mambo
They were doin the mambo,
While I just stood around
I looked around the place for my best gal Flo
I asked a lot of people for my best friend Joe
Nobody seemed to know where my two friends were
Except that he was with her
CHORUS 2:
They were doin the mambo,
Well they called it the mambo
They were doin the mambo,
While I just stood around
I used to be a dance hall dandy
But it seems since I been gone
There's an awful lot of changes,
I don't know what's goin on
I got a big surprise on the patio,
I found my gal a huggin
With my best friend Joe
And when they turned around
And they looked my way
They smiled and shouted "Olay!"
CHORUS 2
I used to be a dance hall dandy
I knew all there was to know
I knew this away from that away,
But which way did they go
I figured it was time that I took a ride
But couldn't find my horse
Where I left him tied
He found a little filly that he liked a lot,
And you believe it or not
They were doin the mambo,
Even horses do mambo
They were doin the mambo, mambo
While I just stood around
Estaban Bailando el Mambo
Fui cabalgando de regreso a Santa Fe,
Ha habido muchos cambios desde que me fui
Fui a bailar al viejo salón de baile,
Donde estaban teniendo una fiesta
CORO 1:
Estaban bailando el mambo,
¿Qué diablos es el mambo?
Estaban bailando el mambo,
Mientras yo solo me quedaba parado
Miré alrededor del lugar buscando a mi mejor chica Flo,
Le pregunté a mucha gente por mi mejor amigo Joe,
Nadie parecía saber dónde estaban mis dos amigos,
Excepto que él estaba con ella
CORO 2:
Estaban bailando el mambo,
Bueno, lo llamaban el mambo
Estaban bailando el mambo,
Mientras yo solo me quedaba parado
Solía ser un dandi del salón de baile,
Pero parece que desde que me fui
Hay un montón de cambios,
No sé qué está pasando
Tuve una gran sorpresa en el patio,
Encontré a mi chica abrazando
A mi mejor amigo Joe
Y cuando se voltearon
Y me miraron
Sonrieron y gritaron '¡Olé!'
CORO 2
Solía ser un dandi del salón de baile,
Sabía todo lo que había que saber
Conocía este camino de aquel camino,
Pero ¿por dónde se fueron?
Calculé que era hora de dar un paseo,
Pero no pude encontrar mi caballo
Donde lo dejé atado
Encontró una potranca que le gustó mucho,
Y ¿lo crees o no?
Estaban bailando el mambo,
Incluso los caballos hacen mambo
Estaban bailando el mambo, mambo
Mientras yo solo me quedaba parado