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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Vocals
Billy Miller
Billy Miller
Percussion
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
Conductor
John Campo
John Campo
Woodwinds
John Gale
John Gale
Trombone
Kamau Adilifu
Kamau Adilifu
Trumpet
Les Scott
Les Scott
Woodwinds
Lou Bruno
Lou Bruno
Bass
Rob Bowman
Rob Bowman
Piano
Steve Kenyon
Steve Kenyon
Woodwinds
Stu Satalof
Stu Satalof
Woodwinds
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Silverman
Alan Silverman
Mastering Engineer
Chris Andersen
Chris Andersen
Assistant Engineer
Cynthia Daniels
Cynthia Daniels
Mixing Engineer
Frank Moscowitz
Frank Moscowitz
Assistant Engineer
Hugh Fordin
Hugh Fordin
Producer
LuAnn Graffeo
LuAnn Graffeo
Creative Director
Rob Bowman
Rob Bowman
Associate Producer

Lyrics

I got the song, we got to Philadelphia And they didn't cut it I sang it eight a week For over a year and a half This is the original choreography Each morning, a missionary advertise with 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 Bongo, bongo, bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo Oh! No, no, no, no, no Bingo, bango, bongo 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 him I'll stay right here They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train And though it's smokey 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 But that's what I do all year round Bongo, bongo, bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo Oh! No, no, no, no, no Ba-ba-ba-bingo, bango, bongo I'm so happy in the jungle I refuse to go Don't want no high heels Butt packs Haircut Nail pick Padded brassiere I got my spears So no matter how they coax him I'm going to stay right here They have something called the nuclear bomb So I think I'll stay where I am Civilization I'll stay right here I don't go there Laugh it's all
Writer(s): Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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