Rockin' In The Congo-Hank Thompson

[00:06.77]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [00:11.57]Listen to the lingo [00:12.88]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [00:16.40]In the african jungle way down deep [00:18.88]All of the animals fast asleep [00:21.41]My native boy who's was having the jive [00:23.72]Said I'm gonna make the jungle come alive [00:26.25]Beating on the drum in his native style [00:28.57]You can hear his rhythm up and down the nile [00:31.22]A lion woke up and he let out a roar [00:33.52]I think I've heard that beat before [00:36.07]A monkey swung down from high on a lim [00:38.46]Said I feel that rhythm deap within [00:40.91]An antelope jumped from behind the trees said [00:43.36]It sure sounds mighty fine to me [00:45.94]An elephant showed his mighty snout [00:48.05]Said what's this racket all about [00:50.53]A hyena laughed said nothing's wrong [00:52.99]Cause they rocking the congo all night long [00:55.64]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [01:00.39]Listen to the lingo [01:01.79]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [01:04.64] [01:24.52]Well an alligator crawled from his watery bed [01:27.15]Turned to the hippo and here's what he said [01:29.48]Said jump that boy it's time to swing [01:31.85]Can't you hear that rhythm ring [01:34.33]An ostrich has his head in the ground [01:36.73]Until he heard that rocking sound [01:39.12]He started to sing well the go man go [01:41.47]And he woke up the buffalo [01:44.00]A zebra called to a snake doo doo [01:46.40]Said this is the beat on me and you [01:48.81]None of the animals have a clock [01:51.14]But everybody knew it was time to rock [01:53.69]Across the plains and high on the hill [01:56.04]Nothing in the jungle could keep still [01:58.48]The native boy was going strong [02:00.76]And they rocked the congo all night long [02:03.25]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [02:08.09]Listen to the lingo [02:09.62]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [02:13.07]Rocking in the congo baby all night long [02:17.56]