Representing The Mambo Lyrics - Rad Gumbo: The Complete Warner Bros. Years 1971-1990 - Little Feat

Bill Payne, Neon Park, Fred Tackett, Paul Barrere 

Gretta's flunky, some two fisted monkey, some wild-eyed Romeo 

Winds up the mountain with Rio down below 

Drives too slowly past a burning impromptu altar 

Attended by no one of visible means 

Could be a warning just shining us on, but we're far too gone 

On our way to see some Johnny 

Representing the mambo 

Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh. mambo 

Rounding the corner we come to a halt 

Doors fly open as we prepare for assault 

Out from the shadows step the dangerous boys 

Hands holding weapons, they treat them like toys 

A debutante Gretta, the taxidermist's daughter 

She knows what to say 

She knows how to mingle, she knows the lingo 

Muchachos we're here to see Johnny 

Representing the mambo 

Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh. mambo 

Gretta leads us through the stone carved archway 

Into the school of samba, the place of sacred rites 

We push through a gauntlet of limpwristed handshakes 

An empty cotillion air kisses 

Gretta smiles as we make our way to the bar 

The new crowd says I remind them of Frank 

Who died of excessive nymphets 

In Barcelona... in Barcelona 

Who's that with Gretta? Yeah You know how she is... 

Never the same one twice 

I say old chap, would you care for a piece of cake 

No thanks, Paul, my ears are too sweet now 

A strange choice of work, but forensically it's true 

Sudden thunder clap drum roll 

Gretta's on the stage... she's a honey of a hun 

A blue-eyed angel girl 

Announces proudly to everyone in the room 

Senhores y senores here's Johnny 

Representing the mambo 

Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh. mambo 

Gretta Gretta I've got to slip away 

It just won't work between us 

Your daddy runs the house of pain 

You are the taxidermist's daughter, yeah 

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