Rockin' In The Congo-Hank Thompson & His Brazo Valley Boys

[ti:Rockin' in the Congo] [ar:Hank Thompson] [al:Sweet Sweet Girl] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rockin' In The Congo - Hank Thompson & His Brazo Valley Boys [00:05.63]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [00:09.22] [00:10.40]Listen to the lingo [00:11.69]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [00:14.92]In the african jungle way down deep [00:17.79]All of the animals fast asleep [00:20.13]My native boy who's was having the jive [00:22.29]Said I'm gonna make the jungle come alive [00:25.09]Beating on the drum in his native style [00:27.07]You can hear his rhythm up and down the nile [00:29.58]A lion woke up and he let out a roar [00:31.77]Say that I think I've heard that beat before [00:34.61]A monkey swung down from high on a lim [00:36.66]Said I feel that rhythm deap within [00:39.44]An antelope jumped from behind the trees said [00:41.65]It sure sounds mighty fine to me [00:44.26]An elephant showed his mighty snout [00:46.43]Said what's this racket all about [00:49.00]A hyena laughed said nothing's wrong [00:51.00]Cause they rocking the congo all night long [00:54.24]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [00:58.95]Listen to the lingo [01:00.37]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [01:02.67] [01:04.26]Well an alligator crawled from his watery bed [01:25.29]Turned to the hippo and here's what he said [01:27.83]Said jump that boy it's time to swing [01:29.68] [01:30.46]Can't you hear that rhythm ring [01:32.76]An ostrich has his head in the ground [01:35.26]Until he heard that rocking sound [01:37.57]He started to sing well the go man go [01:39.77]And he woke up the buffalo [01:42.46]A zebra called to a snake doo doo [01:44.65]Said this is the beat on me and you [01:47.26]None of the animals have a clock [01:49.52]But everybody knew it was time to rock [01:52.01]Across the plains and high on the hill [01:54.49]Nothing in the jungle could keep still [01:56.92]The native boy was going strong [01:58.95]And they rocked the congo all night long [02:01.82]Rocking in the congo rocking in the congo [02:06.62]Listen to the lingo [02:07.92]Better start to swing so rocking in the congo [02:09.99] [02:11.44]Rocking in the congo baby all night long