Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo Oh no no no no no No no no no no! Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle and I'll tell you so you will know
Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tell the native population that civilization is fine Every educated savage is hollerin' from a bamboo tree That civilization is a thing for me to see
Whoa, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo Oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords I make it clear That no matter how they coax me, I'll stay right here
Now, I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed I see the people who are civilized bang you with automobile At the movies they have got to pay many coconuts to see Uncivilized pictures that the newsreel takes of me
So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, Oh no no no no no-
They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train And though it's smoky and it's crowded, they're too civilized to complain When they've got two weeks vacation, they hurry to vacation ground They swim and they fish, ha, that's what I do all year round
So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo Oh no no no no no No no no no no! Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords... streetcars, taxis- We make it clear!
They have things like the atom bomb so I think I'll stay where I 'ahm' Civilization, no no no no no! I stay right here!