PAPA LOVES MAMBO
COMO Lyrics

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Uh
Uh

Papa loves mambo
Mama loves mambo
Look at 'em sway with it, gettin' so gay with it
Shoutin' "olé" with it, wow
Uh

Papa loves mambo (papa loves mambo)
Mama loves mambo (mama loves mambo)
Papa does great with it, swings like a gate with it
He loses weight with it, now

He goes to, she goes fro
He goes fast, she goes slow
He goes left an' she goes right
Papa's lookin' for mama but mama is nowhere in sight
Uh

Papa loves mambo
Mama loves mambo
Havin' their fling again, younger than spring again
Feelin' that zing again, wow
Uh

Papa loves mambo (papa loves mambo)
Mama loves mambo (mama loves mambo)
Don't let her rumba and don't let her samba
'Cause papa loves mama tonight
Uh

(Papa loves mambo)
(Mama loves mambo)

(Papa loves mambo)
(Mama loves mambo)

He goes to, she goes fro
He goes fast, she goes slow
He goes left an' she goes right
Papa's lookin' for mama but mama is nowhere in sight
Uh

Papa loves mambo (papa loves mambo)
Mama loves mambo (mama loves mambo)
Havin' their fling again, younger than spring again
Feelin' that zing again, wow
Uh

(Papa loves mambo) mambo papa
(Mama loves mambo) mambo mama
Don't let her rumba and don't let her samba

'Cause papa, loves a mambo tonight
Uh

Overall Meaning

The song "Papa Loves Mambo" is an upbeat and catchy tune that reflects the joy and energy of the mambo dance. The lyrics describe a couple, Papa and Mama, who both love to dance the mambo. They are depicted as old and youthful at the same time, and they engage in the dance with youthful enthusiasm. The lyrics convey the idea that the mambo is not just a dance, but a way of living and experiencing the world.

The repetition of the line "Papa loves mambo, Mama loves mambo" throughout the song emphasizes the central theme of the love of this dance that brings two people together. The line "Havin' their fling again, younger than spring again, feelin' that zing again, wow" celebrates the rejuvenating effect that the mambo has on the couple. The chorus encourages the listener to join in on the fun and enjoy the dance, with lyrics such as "shouting olé with it" and "feelin' that zing again."

Overall, the song's lyrics embody the excitement and joy of the mambo dance, inviting everyone to join in and embrace the youthful spirit of the dance.

Line by Line Meaning

Papa loves mambo
Father loves dancing the mambo

Mama loves mambo
Mother loves dancing the mambo

Look at 'em sway with it, gettin' so gay with it Shoutin' "olé" with it, wow
Observe the father and mother dancing joyfully and energetically, they are even shouting "olé"

Papa does great with it, swings like a gate with it He loses weight with it, now
Father excels at dancing the mambo, swinging like a gate and even loses weight doing it

He goes to, she goes fro He goes fast, she goes slow He goes left an' she goes right Papa's lookin' for mama but mama is nowhere in sight
Father dances back and forth, fast and slow, left and right but mother is not in his line of sight

Havin' their fling again, younger than spring again Feelin' that zing again, wow
The couple is having a romantic fling, feeling young again and enjoying the thrilling feeling of it

Don't let her rumba and don't let her samba 'Cause papa loves mama tonight
Do not let mother dance the rumba or samba because tonight father only wants to dance the mambo with her

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Hoffman, Bix Reichner, Dick Manning

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Comments from YouTube:

@Sitharos

3y↑12

Brick Heck brought me here. Great song! 😁

@lolisgil7555

10y↑1.1K

This song reminds me of my gramma. When she was in a bad mood I played this song and she smiled inmmediately and started telling me funny stories. I miss her a lot but this song makes me smile too. "For you in your birthday from here to heaven Goyi".

@GeneralLeiaOrgana

10y↑12

Happy late birthday ❤️💚💜💙💛💓💕💖💞💘

@papachanka658

8y↑12

Rip happy birthday

@jazminr.1435

6y↑15

Lolis Gil I bet she was a really great grandma 👵🏽

@raymond1756

5y↑14

Heaven is a very beautiful pleasant place even if she could come back she wouldn't come back that's how good it there I also wish I could go to heaven now and see my past loved ones and friends.

@anthonyyoungblood3613

5y↑3

Love that nothing like grandparents miss mine too

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@alvarezgamefarm6028

2y↑140

R.I.P to my good dog Mambo of 13 years, lost him 2 month ago. Beautiful song miss you buddy, momma and poppa love you Mambo.

@rendor21

1y↑3

Mambo the Doggo!

@MrMoisheLebowitz

1y↑4

He's doing the mambo in dog heaven. You will see Mambo again and will both mambo for all eternity.

@GlacierWalker0

45w↑1

@@MrMoisheLebowitz💀

@tedarias9040

34w↑1

Sorry about Mambo gotta love our animals forever, and you will always miss them. I hurt every day for many of my Cats and dogs.

@jk22222sd

1y↑36

I first heard this from Back to the Future as a kid! Love this song!

@philallen9376

16w↑1

This just popped in my head 😮😢
I can't remember the scene...
But I knew the movie...

Probably another Crispin Glover dance.. like on Friday the 13th part 4. 😂😂😂

@stephanie7779

11w↑1

Hey! I know this song for Back to the Future too!! ☺️ Hahaha, that movie is wonderful

@jkymerridew

10y↑54

I was born in the 90s but Perry Como is totally the soundtrack of my childhood <3 Papa Loves Mambo, Kewpie Doll and Catch A Falling Star will always have a special place in my heart!

@BrickKnackStudios

4y↑539

When Brick said you can’t not dance while listening to this he was 100% right

@maria-luizaostaficiuc392

4y↑48

Love the middle

@oliviablignaut6514

3y↑26

I love middle and your right he did say but Brick has a good taste in music

@donikaivanova9370

3y↑15

He’s damn right

@sethshannon3578

3y↑21

Literally why I’m here

@mathgeek5698

3y↑8

Ikrrr it totally makes you swayyy

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@guillermogonzalez7998

4y↑51

LO MEJOR DE ESTE GRAN CANTANTE DE MI BELLA ÉPOCA INOLVIDABLE (1950-1960)

@kevinthebassfelon1304

4y↑6

I am here because I have ALWAYS enjoyed Perry Como's music. At our house, It didn't have to be christmas for Perry to be played, but that was a special time...... Many good memories. Thank You ALL for the love that you show this man, this wonderful human being that is my 3rd cousin. He is still loved to this day and Fully Missed!! Sincerely Yours.... Kevin Como.

@luciusfluff

10y↑904

One time I got stuck in a horrible traffic jam so I had this song on repeat in the car. I was totally boogying down in my car and the people in the cars next to me were laughing their asses off. It was glorious.

@carlesm93

10y↑33

Reminds me of that scene from Anger Management where Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler stop in the middle of a bridge singing "I feel pretty" xD

@mimithibodeaux9957

6y↑1

Narcissus X a

@SmokinGun55

6y↑20

That was you?

@stephaniet9049

6y↑5

I do the same on the bus Bahahaha I don't care lol

@alishacapstick5452

4y↑1

@@SmokinGun55 yes

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@MattLovesVinyl

3y↑16

Anyone else here because Brick has excellent taste in music? Most underrated sitcom of the last 20 years. So much better than that other family sitcom on ABC that won all the awards.

@jmrodas9

7y↑35

This was one of my late Dad's favorite songs. I remember how he enjoyed hearing this song. He was very good Mambo dancer. Everytime I hear it I recall my Dad. Nice to hear and enjoy and in my case to remember Dad.

@danyestrada100

37w↑4

Brick carried the show all 9 seasons!! Whi is here because of the middle.

@JMFabiano

7y↑554

Brick Heck knows how TO PARTAY!!!!!!!

@harshadab.n.464

5y↑23

Par-tay - har-tay

@adamholman5887

5y↑19

That was the whole reason I searched it up

@ldemirsoy5863

5y↑1

James Fabiano 😂😂😂😂

@aidannelson214

eww nasty

@vionavontrumbach5767

5y↑1

Yeaaaaa

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@s1alker564

9y↑86

This should be on a Fallout radio station.

@AlfonsoSRT

8y↑17

+S1alker Well, it's on Bioshock at least.

@DJEylisium

8y↑4

+S1alker Making my own Fallout 4 Radio with all the Bioshock music included :)

@aaronhackett6626

8y↑4

There's a mod for fallout 4 on Xbox & Pc called Old world tunes. It has 130+ songs on it!

@ethanblair981

8y↑1

And the storyteller.

@fatnisseverdeen4001

Alfonso ST and there is a WRVR mod with it.

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@westcoastgirl

6y↑9

I have to say This is the best version . Smooth voice breezing over the words.

@gianmarcobezada4206

5y↑2

Who's here because they are Italians and have been listening to this since they were children? Fuck tv shows and videos games we knew good music before that came along haha glad to see others enjoying it tho

@emilehusky333

10y↑301

Ronaldinho's flip-flap, Van-Nistelrooy's volley, Figo's nutmeg, Ronaldo's stepovers, the ref's tackle... If you know what I'm talking about: good times :)

@sahandkeshavarz371

9y↑8

Cam Nett it was van nistelrooy dumb fuck

@sharedalovein

show me plz xD

@beinyourguard

9y↑3

***** Sahand Keshavarz Cam Nett Originally it was Totti. Then his contract with Nike expired, so they replaced him with Nistelrooy instead.

@AdrianFerrari

9y↑8

OLE!

@hansjaramillo9219

7y↑9

que pasa??? OLEE!!!!

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@smartluck100

3y↑19

I put this right up there with Stairway to Heaven and Sympathy for the Devil as one of the best songs of all time. Love ya Brick Heck! 😎

@charliejesusayuso8860

8y↑885

Back To The Future II.

@jasmineendemann4471

5y↑11

Yes !!

@federicogomez3356

5y↑21

And spot Brazil vs. Portugal by nike. Is the 50's greatest hits

@JF-bv6vc

5y↑8

MCFLY!!

@canman5060

5y↑33

Back to 1955 before Biff mess up with the alternative 1985 !

@Ori0n1975

5y↑20

On the DVD commentary they say that this song was almost the intro to 1955 Hill Valley instead of Mr. Sandman.

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@aliyamoon80

4y↑4

My folks had this on vinyl. We also lived near Perry Como. My sister and my dad ran into him when they were picking up a pizza. My sister was totally starstruck. Sweet memories.

@Rainbow_Quartz

6y↑25

This is truly one of the best songs I've ever heard.

@burlingtonbill1

2y↑5

Hot tune from 1954 -- topped out at #4 on the Billboard chart in September.

@rubygracemoseley8144

2y↑25

Man this song is like the definition of fun. My dad has a Perry Como CD that he played in the car when my sister and I were little and we’d always sing along with it. This was my favorite song on the CD. I always got so excited when it came on

@gustavojr8081

5y↑12

I Love you grandpa and grandma I hope your dancing upon the clouds just know your vinyls and record player is never leaving the family and I'll forever cherish the memories of you two keeping your house alive with good music and your joyful young hearted spirits ♥️

@b1o_hzrd_

6y↑2.9K

I thought he said “ papa loves mango”. I love mango.

@sloxk2402

5y↑110

Mama loves mango

@cristinadiazabella1553

5y↑26

Hahahahaha 👍

@cheesy7739

5y↑37

he loses weight with it now

@animegamesarelife7074

5y↑42

Daddy likes big mangos

@imaelismelendez2571

5y↑8

Hahaha

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@massivemassey3567

6y↑240

I was listening to this song this morning in the car and I saw two dogs wagging their tails in time! It made my day:)

@helenarc5790

4y↑10

this is the cutest comment!! wholesome content

@octaviobumble5245

3y↑3

They must have loved mambo those loveable pooches

@shropsiberian

2y↑1

It's the simple things 👌🏻😏

@jeshkam

Truman Show moment lol

@fizz1580

42w

@@jeshkam lol true

@jaketaa.brooksmcclure6888

33w↑2

I know im super late but, im here because of Brick. I love how he danced to this song lol I just started watching the whole season all the way through! Love The Middle!!

@sureiguess1

3y↑85

Malcolm in the Middle: Season 4 episode 2. Dewey dances to this.

@justgames4420

3y↑9

The middle season 8 episode 18 brick dances to it in a party

@merlinpinkfeather

3y↑2

@DrifterDust par-tay hartay

@letoiiatreides3888

3y↑1

M here watching for the same reason

@ttvurdedbtw3746

@@justgames4420 PAR TAY DAMN JT

@kevinlynch2691

3y↑1

It is Brick not Dewey I think

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@aliyamoon80

4y↑5

My folks had this album. I listened to it so many times. The best part...Perry Como was living local. My sister and dad saw him at the local pizza joint, when he turned up for a pie! My sister about freakin DIED. LOL I'm still kickin my lazy ass for staying home instead of riding with Dad.

@davogt6514

7y↑941

The Middle.... Brick's song

@harryneedham8863

7y↑29

GT GY so glad I found this comment 😂

@jacobwohlust

7y↑30

Yep, I'm here from that too!

@davogt6514

7y↑4

Lol

@R1ch4rd74

7y↑20

yep. saw that episode yesterday. great song.

@pruthviyannam8523

7y↑16

was just looking for this comment .. feeling accomplished 😁

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@noahk8617

3y↑10

When we went on vacation as a little kid we would listen to music for breakfast and this was one of those songs that I remember very fondly. So after not hearing this song for a long time I decided to listen to it and it's still great 😊.

@blackbeauty5811

1y↑5

Me and my 11 year old song sing this together, we have been singing it for over 5 years together we switch the words up to papa loves mama, mama loves papa I call him papa. ❤

@madgoldfish4144

3y↑14

0:29 "Doc! Doc, come in! Come in, Doc!"

@chadbrown748

3y↑4

Static as Biff drives his car into the tunnel

@demonixiii6843

2y↑11

I just remembered that this song exist after like 5 years. Still love it though <3

@blackhole7909

5y↑10

I listen to this song every Sunday at my work and still don’t find it annoying

@eddie100k

3y↑99

“I’m in the back of Biff’s car on the way to The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance.” -Marty Mcfly

@Vladimir_The_Impaler

Me too

@MarshalTennerWinter

3y↑2

In high school, my Junior/Senior Prom theme was Enchantment Under the Sea.

@ericschooff268

3y↑9

I just watched that scene😆

@eddie100k

@@ericschooff268 coincidence ? Lol

@ericschooff268

3y↑1

@@eddie100k Coincidence or fate, who knows lol

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@enriquecruzzuniga7861

3y↑28

Excelente canción de Perry Como de 1954, que aparece en la película Volver al Futuro 2, cuando Martí trata de rescatar el almanaque, que tiene en su poder Biff. También aparece el intro de esta canción en el spot de los 37 años de la Profeco, del 2013. Me gusta mucho esta rola clásica del mambo.

@dontazzomx

También cuando dewey de malcom el de medio lo dejan a cargo de la casa solo...,

@benjaminhuggins3934

7y↑1

Great Classic!!! 50s thru the mid 90s created the best music of ALL TIME

@samizayed6010

13w↑4

I heard this song for the very first time in the short mooned before migration feature began.

@towringer

11y↑4

Love that key change & the horns at 2:09, and the harmony from the backup singers.

@connorgraham654

3y↑1

I don't even know why but I always listen to this song on 2021 is anybody else still listening??,

@dh6414

3y↑2

YES!! I came here from the middle ;)

@Nikohere

9y↑24

Malcolm in the middle brought me here.. and this is a real good song id twist to it dancin..

@h4rtdesire

2y↑10

I always listen to it when I feel a little off, like today. It totally boosts my energy every single time

@leticiahelenasilva8524

5y↑7

Eu cresci ouvindo essa música 😍😍 ohh saudades da minha infância .

@elyssa9643

6y↑98

"The Middle" and "Malcolm in the Middle" brought me here

@jermar1979

6y↑2

Elydeon Same!

@Vicetriny

Same!

@sugaseesaw4111

YES

@linuslsc6346

3y↑1

Best family sitcoms of all time

@camilo23rm

3y↑2

Back to the future II

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@levenderbenjomiros6139

37w↑1

One of the greatest things I have heard in my life. Just amazing

@dave1986R

2y↑2

Marty McFly hiding in the back of Biff’s ‘46 Ford Convertible talking to Doc on the walkie talkie. 😄😄😄

@c8a6lvin

10y↑115

Young Biff Tannen is driving home after getting being KOed by George McFly. He listens to the song "Papa Loves Mambo" when he spots Marty McFly in his car trying to steal the Gray's Sports Almanac. In a roadway pursuit, Marty takes the almanac from Biff, who crashes his car into a manure truck as Doc and Marty fly away in the DeLorean. Spitting out chunks of manure from his mouth, young Biff Tannen yells "I hate manure!"

@Striljr

5y↑14

actually it was before that. It was played when he was on his way to the dance and he unaware of Marty hiding in the back of his car.

@ivanfalaize8242

3y↑1

Yhea

@goldprime118

3y↑2

Man Biff sure sounds like a butthead

@lightningmccat5152

3y↑1

Now i know where i remembered the song from thanks

@amielmartinezabreu8768

Dude, the movie Finch, such a lovely scenes building the robot. Love this song

@bradleypestyk1036

8y↑2

Love the 50's!

@kanchanaprakash7364

5y↑28

brick was't joking really can"t stop moving

@sugaseesaw4111

@guillermogonzalez7998

9y↑3

COMO OLVIDAR A ESTE GRAN CANTANTE,ÉPOCA DORADA DE LOS 60s
ÚNICO Y EXCELENTE

@omaremad8675

2y↑3

From finch 😃♥️

@monces83

9y↑165

Back to the Future 2 hahahha love this song

@mohdfirdaus5635

lreally like it too..

@sedukafe

+Monica Puteri also Malcolm^^

@rogerhuff9556

+Mohd Firdaus i wondered about such oldies ty for liking them .

@4T3hM4kr0n

+Monica Puteri bioshock for me.

@thegregors8484

Jelly Beans first thing that came to mind love that biff tannen

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@WolfgangDrEpple

2y↑3

Für immer gute Laune! Tausend Dank 🎼🎶🎵🐺

@NerdBoy-vg4pg

5y↑2

My grandpa use to listen to this song and many great others when he was in this generation. I listen to it on a daily basis

@riejurv50

5y↑7

Remember first listening to this song while driving my old '69 Dodge in an AM radio station

@zcm007attack

8y↑19

The book is on Biff's dashboard, I'll grab it as soon as we get to the school!

@lightningalex2235

7y↑8

Marty! You must be extremely careful not to run into your other self.

@nedkelly7962

46w

Perry Como marvelous!

@rem2267

10y↑10

Love this! The Honeymooners brought me here.

@ORyan11

People had some god damn class back in his day..Even the gangers 😃

@Focusyn

2y↑1

Cruising in my ‘46 ford with this on

@stephenjones7916

My 8 year old daughter loves this, says its our song. Changes the words to daddy loves mambo and daughter loves mambo :)

@critiquedard

1y↑3

Biff Tannen liked it in 1955 !

@maryellengrayberg9146

3y↑1

Love Perry.... Have forgotten all about this song... 🤔

@OperationFoxley19441

Back To The Future brought me here....................1950s BIFF Tannen

@SonoNariFiorewithGrace

7y↑84

heard this on "The Middle"! :)

@smartluck100

3y↑1

Long live Brick Heck!

@vikkismith7497

2y↑1

God bless our days of Technology. Because this song is a very long time song and without the technology I wouldn't listening to it now..

@bigs50s

5y↑2

Top song, Perry makes the world go round!

@kaneda956

Takes me back to the good ol days.. Miss em.. Good times folks.

@guasonjoker4551

17w↑2

Conoci esta melodia por volver al futuro

@franciscacardenas6061

52w↑2

Muy bonita y selecta canción me recuerda mi niñes en Nuevo Laredo felisidadesc 😮❤

@rubenz1224

7y↑90

the middle brought me here.

@kaydarichey570

https://youtu.be/R2sGx7SRafo

@yuktapatel1406

Same

@jrfilmskate

5y↑10

This song has so much energy

@normanland6941

5y↑1

I really enjoy Perry Como's songs.

@TheTERMlNAT0R

2y↑1

Back to the future got me here

@bagosk8r90

5y↑16

2019 and still jamming it :)

@crls7872

5y↑1

bagosk8r90 you know

@LongestYogurt

Stfu both of you

@timmytacular8647

Wow nice song brother

@stevefredericks2304

9y↑56

Biff Tannen from Back To The Future 2 brought me here

@kolara7757

You don't capitalize Ts bud

@PhantomationTV

@Jarred Knox You aren't supposed to capitalise words like the, and, to, is, ...etc. in a title.

@davidscanlon1244

Watching it now.

@Johnlindsey289

Thank you Back to the Future 2 back in 1989 when i was 7 for introducing me to this song

@michelejohnson8141

Beautiful memories of listening to this as a kid going to Florida with grandparents

@coryunlisted

I always think of back to the future two when I hear this song.

@jenniecosio3654

4y↑1

Still listening to this song thanks for the dance lol

@vikkismith7497

This song very a very popular song on the radio back in the days when I growing up as little girl. And I don't know where the don was at that time.

@VeroChan85

10y↑71

First heard this song in "Back to the Future: Part 2"...

@BuzzDuh

5y↑2

Same here.

@dianademing7038

4y↑3

Yes! I love noticing how Biff seems to be really enjoying this song.

@davidscanlon1244

Watching it now.

@vicentehpa1

11y

Brasil x Portugal.. CLASSIC!

@croonlover

11y

perry was the man with the golden voice! he may rip!

@crissygraham5821

3y↑1

The Middle brought me here, thanks Brick and Hutch 🙂✔️✔️🔊

@tench6557

3y↑1

Ayy me too, do u mean Malcolm in the middle or just the middle?

@crissygraham5821

@@tench6557 The Middle 😁

@tench6557

@@crissygraham5821 ight

@yovanigiron7521

I’m 21 years old I love that song and old 40s and 50s music

@JavelinAngel1295

2y↑3

I just think of Biff Tannen with this song.

@lane17rd

7y↑93

This song was just on The Middle.

@garryburrows8987

7y↑2

Thanks mr como for some wonderful music

@mj96ct39

9y↑1

Love this song i feel like be on 60s!!!!'

@SomebodysVincent

RED 2 brought me here. Damn it's a good movie.

@danielrbsutton

2y↑1

I first heard this song when Biff Tannen was listening to it in his car, just before he ran into a huge manure truck!

@marigoldtaylor2599

5y↑5

So classic and fun to dance to. I love this song and if you like it too press like below.😁

@Allgamesspecialist

10y↑132

RED 2!

@Anonymous2306

6y↑2

Best song of red 2 mate 😁

@jeremyjeremy8593

Agree

@abk2k3aaronkauflin83

5y↑1

HELL YEAH

@sezadun9287

4y↑1

Yessssssss

@Chelsea-ws7bi

4y↑1

Thank you

@martinpalahi2639

6y↑2

Que grande eres gracias por poder escuchar esta maravilla de musica

@steverobs5713

2y↑4

From a time when music was innocent and fun

@mateusgambi1517

3y↑1

The middle anyone in 2020? I miss that show and Axl & Devin levin

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