Rockin' In The Congo-Hank Thompson

[ti:Rockin' in the Congo] [ar:Hank Thompson] [al:Sweet Sweet Girl] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rockin' in the Congo - Hank Thompson/The Melody Masters [00:05.54]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [00:09.13] [00:10.31]Listen to the lingo [00:11.60]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [00:14.83]In the african jungle way down deep [00:17.70]All of the animals fast asleep [00:20.04]My native boy who's was having the jive [00:22.20]Said I'm gonna make the jungle come alive [00:25.00]Beating on the drum in his native style [00:26.98]You can hear his rhythm up and down the nile [00:29.49]A lion woke up and he let out a roar [00:31.68]Say that I think I've heard that beat before [00:34.52]A monkey swung down from high on a lim [00:36.57]Said I feel that rhythm deap within [00:39.35]An antelope jumped from behind the trees said [00:41.56]It sure sounds mighty fine to me [00:44.17]An elephant showed his mighty snout [00:46.34]Said what's this racket all about [00:48.91]A hyena laughed said nothing's wrong [00:50.91]Cause they rocking the congo all night long [00:54.15]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [00:58.86]Listen to the lingo [01:00.28]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [01:02.58] [01:04.17]Well an alligator crawled from his watery bed [01:25.20]Turned to the hippo and here's what he said [01:27.74]Said jump that boy it's time to swing [01:29.59] [01:30.37]Can't you hear that rhythm ring [01:32.67]An ostrich has his head in the ground [01:35.17]Until he heard that rocking sound [01:37.48]He started to sing well the go man go [01:39.68]And he woke up the buffalo [01:42.37]A zebra called to a snake doo doo [01:44.56]Said this is the beat on me and you [01:47.17]None of the animals have a clock [01:49.43]But everybody knew it was time to rock [01:51.92]Across the plains and high on the hill [01:54.40]Nothing in the jungle could keep still [01:56.83]The native boy was going strong [01:58.86]And they rocked the congo all night long [02:01.73]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [02:06.53]Listen to the lingo [02:07.83]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [02:09.90] [02:11.35]Rocking in the congo baby all night long