THEY WERE DOIN' THE MAMBOVaughn MonroeWords and music by Sonny Burke and Don RayeI went a ridin home down to Santa Fe, There's been a lot of changes since I been awayI went to have a dance at the old dance hall, Where they were having a ballCHORUS 1: They were doin the mambo, What the heck is the mamboThey were doin the mambo, While I just stood aroundI looked around the place for my best gal FloI asked a lot of people for my best friend JoeNobody seemed to know where my two friends wereExcept that he was with herCHORUS 2: They were doin the mambo, Well they called it the mamboThey were doin the mambo,While I just stood aroundI used to be a dance hall dandy But it seems since I been goneThere's an awful lot of changes, I don't know what's goin onI got a big surprise on the patio, I found my gal a hugginWith my best friend JoeAnd when they turned around And they looked my wayThey smiled and shouted "Olay!"CHORUS 2I used to be a dance hall dandy I knew all there was to knowI knew this away from that away, But which way did they goI figured it was time that I took a rideBut couldn't find my horse Where I left him tiedHe found a little filly that he liked a lot, And you believe it or notThey were doin the mambo, Even horses do mamboThey were doin the mambo, mamboWhile I just stood around
