up here in the land of the hot dog stand the atom bomb and the good humor man we think our south american neighbors are grand we love em to beat the band south america babaloo babaloo ayyiyi babaloo one favor you can do ayyiyi you can do you beautiful lands below don t know what you began to put it plainly i m tired of shakin to that pan american plan take back your samba ay your rumba ay your conga ayyiyi i can t keep movin ay my chassis ay any longer ayyiyi now maybe latins ay in their middles ay are built stronger ayyiyi but all this takin to the quakin and this makin with the shakin leaves me achin ol first shake around and settle there then you shake around and settle here then you shake around and settle there that s enough that s enough take it back my spine s outta whack there s a strange click clack in the back of my sacroiliac take back your conga ay your samba ay your rumba ayyiyi why can t you send us ay a less strenu ay ous number ayyiyi i got more bumps now ay than on a ay cucumber ayyiyi while all those latin drums are cloppin like a jumpin jack i m hoppin without stoppin ol south america take it away first you shake around and settle there where and then you shake around and settle here oh there and then you shake around and settle there why bing that s enough that s enough take it back my spine s outta whack there s a strange click clack in the back of my sacroiliac oh my achin back take back your conga ay your samba ay your rumba ayyiyi bring back the old days ay of dancin i remember ayyiyi my hips are crackin i am shriekin ay carumba ayyiyi i got a wriggle and a diddle and a jiggle like a fiddle in my middle ol this fancy swishin imposition wears out all of my transmission ammunition ol though i like neighborly relations all these crazy new gyrations try my patience ol south america take it away