Welcome all you children, give a to me Let me tell you about a new boogie There's no and it's sweepin' the nation It's the rhumba boogie the South American way
While madame Lazonga was teachin' la In her little cabana in old We were the Charleston and ballin' the Jack And that old black bottom 'til they started that jitterbug rag
across the water came Cuban Pete He a boogie to the rhumba beat It's the rhumba boogie, give it a whirl While he the boogie in the South American style
Well, you step out together you circle around Count one, two, three, then put your right foot Then you circle your lady, as you swing and you To the rhumba in the South American way
When that old piano, it to ring Everybody then starts to To the rhumba boogie, the tropical style It's the rhumba and they're doin' it all of the while
Well, the guy for leadin' the band He yells, do stuff, it's the best in the land It's the rhumba boogie, dance it awhile To the boogie woogie done the rhumba Cubana
While madame Lazonga was teachin' la In her little cabana in old The folks in old Mexico were doin' the And we were steppin' to the rhythm of an old
Down across the water came Pete He started a boogie to the beat the rhumba boogie, let's dance it awhile To the rhumba down the rhumba Cubana style