Representing the Mambo Lyrics

-- Bill Payne, Neon Park, Fred Tackett, Paul Barrere

Gretta's flunky, some two fisted monkey, some wild-eyed Romeo 
Winds up the mountain with Rio down below 
Drives too slowly past a burning impromptu altar 
Attended by no one of visible means 
Could be a warning just shining us on, but we're far too gone 
On our way to see some Johnny 
Representing the mambo 
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo 

Rounding the corner we come to a halt 
Doors fly open as we prepare for assault 
Out from the shadows step the dangerous boys 
Hands holding weapons, they treat them like toys 
A debutante Gretta, the taxidermist's daughter 
She knows what to say 
She knows how to mingle, she knows the lingo 
Muchachos we're here to see Johnny 
Representing the mambo 
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo 

Gretta leads us through the stone carved archway 
Into the school of samba, the place of sacred rites 
We push through a gauntlet of limpwristed handshakes 
An empty cotillion air kisses 
Gretta smiles as we make our way to the bar 
The new crowd says I remind them of Frank 
Who died of excessive nymphets 
In Barcelona... in Barcelona 

Who's that with Gretta? Yeah You know how she is... 
Never the same one twice 
I say old chap, would you care for a piece of cake 
No thanks, Paul, my ears are too sweet now 

A strange choice of work, but forensically it's true 
Sudden thunder clap drum roll 
Gretta's on the stage... she's a honey of a hun 
A blue-eyed angel girl 
Announces proudly to everyone in the room 
Senhores y senores here's Johnny 
Representing the mambo 
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo 

Gretta Gretta I've got to slip away 
It just won't work between us 
Your daddy runs the house of pain 
You are the taxidermist's daughter, yeah