civilization (bongo, bongo, bongo) (single version)
Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign
He tells the native population that civilization is fine
And three educated savages holler from a bamboo tree
That civilization is a thing for me to see
So bongo, bongo, bongo, i dont wanna leave the congo, oh no no no no no
Bingo, bangle, bungle, im so happy in the jungle, i refuse to go
Dont want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells , landlords, i make it clear
That no matter how they coax him, ill stay right here
I looked through a magazine the missionarys wife concealed (magazine? what happens?)
I see how people who are civilized bung you with automobile (you know you can get hurt that way daniel?)
At the movies they have got to pay many coconuts to see (what do they see, darling?)
Uncivilized pictures that the newsreel takes of me
So bongo, bongo, bongo, he dont wanna leave the congo, oh no no no no no
Bingo, bangle, bungle, hes so happy in the jungle, he refuse to go
Dont want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis, noise in my ear
So, no matter how they coax him, ill stay right here
They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train
And though its smokey and its crowded, theyre too civilized to complain
When theyve got two weeks vacation, they hurry to vacation ground (what do they do, darling?)
They swim and they fish, but thats what i do all year round
So bongo, bongo, bongo, i dont wanna leave the congo, oh no no no no no
Bingo, bangle, bungle, im so happy in the jungle, i refuse to go
Dont want no jailhouse, shotgun, fish-hooks, golf clubs, i got my spears
So, no matter how they coax him, ill stay right here
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