La Mazucamba

The mazucamba, gentlemen
It's a dance for those without loves
It serves as a remedy for all the crying
And as medicine for those in pain

The mazucamba ay! what a party
So tasty and sweet like that matunga
So joyful and smooth like that catunga
Learn to dance it so you don't get confused

The mazucamba my girl
Is tasty like the mamoncillo and pineapple
Like the okra and yellow malanga
And it's danced in China like in our Antilles

The mazucamba, gentlemen
You have to dance it with cowbell and drums
And be careful not to fall in love
Because it can make hearts suffer

The mazucamba is the party
That is danced with cowbell and drums, gentlemen
The mazucamba is the party
That is danced with cowbell and drums, gentlemen

The mazucamba, I don't know what it has
That when I start to dance it, my heart jumps and says
Chiqui chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chiqui cha

Ay a, ay a, ay a, ay a

(repeat)

Chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chi

Riquiti
Oh paaa
To wag the little tail

The mazucamba,
The mazucamba
Is danced around the world
Tail to tail
Ay back and forth
I know you're going to enjoy it
It's a tasty party
It's a new rhythm
That people all over the world enjoy

Chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chi
Move it move it move it

The mazucamba,
The mazucamba
I'm going to Bonaire, to Martinique
Barbados and Guadeloupe
But look, I
I'm going to Italy
To wag the tail
Everyone wag the tail

Chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chi
For Curacao

The mazucamba,
The mazucamba
That I'm going to Cuba
Where they dance
In Puerto Rico the mazucamba camba
But we're going to China
We're going to Japan
We continue to Europe
To enjoy the bongo as it is
Mazú, mazú
Mazú mazú mazucamba

The mazucamba, I don't know what it has
That when I start to dance it, my heart jumps and says
Chiqui chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chiqui cha
Chiqui chiqui chi
Chiqui chiqui chaaaaaa