Civilization Bongo Bongo Bongo song lyrics 
Top songs from early music charts 1930-1950 downloaded from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) The Andrews Sisters with Danny Kaye 
-written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman 
-as recorded September 27, 1947 in Los Angeles by The Andrews Sisters with Danny Kaye and Vic Schoen & His Orchestra. 
Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tells the native population that civilization is fine And three educated savages holler from a bamboo tree That civilization is a thing for me to see
 So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear That no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here 
I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed I see how people who are civilized bung you with automobile At the movies they have got to pay many coconuts to see Uncivilized pictures that the newsreel takes of me
 So bongo, bongo, bongo, he don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, he's so happy in the jungle, he refuse to go Don't want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis, noise in my ear So, no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here 
They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train And though it's smokey and it's crowded, they're too civilized to complain When they've got two weeks vacation, they hurry to vacation ground They swim and they fish, but that's what I do all year round
 So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no jailhouse, shotgun, fish-hooks, golf clubs, I got my spears So, no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here 
They have things like the atom bomb, so I think I'll stay where I "ahm" Civilization, I'll stay right here!