Little Feat - Representing The Mambo Lyrics
Bill Payne, Neon Park, Fred Tackett, Paul BarrereGretta's flunky, some two fisted monkey, some wild-eyed RomeoWinds up the mountain with Rio down belowDrives too slowly past a burning impromptu altarAttended by no one of visible meansCould be a warning just shining us on, but we're far too goneOn our way to see some JohnnyRepresenting the mamboRepresenting the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mamboRounding the corner we come to a haltDoors fly open as we prepare for assaultOut from the shadows step the dangerous boysHands holding weapons, they treat them like toysA debutante Gretta, the taxidermist's daughterShe knows what to sayShe knows how to mingle, she knows the lingoMuchachos we're here to see JohnnyRepresenting the mamboRepresenting the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mamboGretta leads us through the stone carved archwayInto the school of samba, the place of sacred ritesWe push through a gauntlet of limpwristed handshakesAn empty cotillion air kissesGretta smiles as we make our way to the barThe new crowd says I remind them of FrankWho died of excessive nymphetsIn Barcelona... in BarcelonaWho's that with Gretta? Yeah You know how she is...Never the same one twiceI say old chap, would you care for a piece of cakeNo thanks, Paul, my ears are too sweet nowA strange choice of work, but forensically it's trueSudden thunder clap drum rollGretta's on the stage... she's a honey of a hunA blue-eyed angel girlAnnounces proudly to everyone in the roomSenhores y senores here's JohnnyRepresenting the mamboRepresenting the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mamboGretta Gretta I've got to slip awayIt just won't work between usYour daddy runs the house of painYou are the taxidermist's daughter, yeah
