Ooga Sha La Bango
Written by Glenn Burtnick and Marshall Crenshaw
When I first saw my baby she was dancing hot and fast
But I was in a corner with my leg in a cast.
When I met her I impressed her. Said, "I'm a
heavy dancin' guy once my leg isn't so broken", even tho it was a lie.
She just said:
Ooga sha la bango cooco mungoo yeah
Koko gris gris gumbo naya
1. And it didn't make no sense
2. I just hope the girl forgets
3. This is all you're gonna get
Well, anyway, I watched her through the night.
Then I gave her a ride and we stopped in at a diner.
Before I got her home we had fallen in love and it couldn't have felt
any finer.
My baby likes to boogie to the dancin' sounds. I was born with two left
feet.
She thinks I can swing to the disco thing but I just can't get it.
She keeps saying
Ooga sha la bango cooco mungoo yeah
Koko gris gris gumbo naya
1. And it didn't make no sense
2. I just hope the girl forgets
3. This is all you're gonna get
I wanted to keep my cast on longer but the doctor said it was time.
Now I watch Soul Train and American Bandstand but I just ain't got no
rhythm. I can't keep time.
(girl): What will you say when you learn the day there's no way you can
live to be the man of her dreams.
(answer): I'll just say…
Ooga sha la bango cooco mungoo yeah
Koko gris gris gumbo naya
1. And it didn't make no sense
2. I just hope the girl forgets
3. This is all you're gonna get
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