Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pink Martini
Performer
Thomas M. Lauderdale
Piano
China Forbes
Lead Vocals
Philip Emilio Baker
Upright Bass
Dan Faehnle
Guitar
Gavin Bondy
Trumpet
Timothy Nishimoto
Güiro
Antonis Andreou
Trombone
Ikram Goldman
Background Vocals
Kyle Mustain
Background Vocals
Ari Shapiro
Background Vocals
Kay Hutchinson
Background Vocals
Nicholas Crosa
Background Vocals
Nate Overmeyer
Background Vocals
Max Williams
Background Vocals
Michelle Boss Barba
Background Vocals
Baby Searty Boss
Background Vocals
Sue Naumes
Background Vocals
Penny Allen
Background Vocals
Trish Smith
Background Vocals
Carli Brosseau
Background Vocals
Kathleen Cornett
Background Vocals
Reuben Roqueñi
Background Vocals
Shelley Toon Lindberg
Background Vocals
Danae Hutson-Zipinski
Background Vocals
Anthony Jones
Drums
Paul Nicholson
Background Vocals
Reinhardt Melz
Drums
Robert Taylor
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Miriam Makeba
Composer
Jerry Ragovoy
Composer
Edgardo Franco
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas M. Lauderdale
Producer
Lyrics
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka
Pata Pata is the name of the dance
We do it down Johannesburg way
And everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Ooh, Pata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka
Eh yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, ah hiyo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, ah yihi yo mama
(Ooh, Pata Pata
Ooh, Pata Pata
Ooh, Pata Pata
Ooh, Pata Pata)
Every Friday and Saturday night
It's Pata Pata time
The dance keeps going on all night long
Till the morning sun begins to shine
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants' iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants' iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants' iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants' iPata Pata)
Oh yihi yo, oh yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, oh yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Ah hiyo, ah hiyo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, ah yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Ah hiyo, ah hiyo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, ah hiyo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo, ah hiyo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo mama, eh yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Yihi, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Yihi, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama (Nants' iPata Pata)
Eh yihi yo mama, yihi yo mama
Written by: Jerry Ragovoy, Miriam Makeba