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, baba-loo, baba-loo, ay-ee-eh, baba-loo
One favor you can do, ay-ee-eh, 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, ay-yi-yi!
I can't keep movin', ay!, my chassis, ay!, any longer, ay-yi-yi!
Now maybe Latins, ay!, in their middles, ay!, are built stronger, ay-yi-yi!
But all this takin' to the quakin' and this makin' with the shakin' leaves me achin', olé!
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 sacroilliac
Take back your Conga, ay!, your Samba, ay!, your Rumba, ay-yi-yi!
Why can't you send us, ay!, a less strenu-, ay!, -ous number, ay-yi-yi!
I got more bumps now, ay!, than on a, ay!, cucumber, ay-yi-yi!
While all those Latin drums are cloppin', like a Jumpin' Jack I'm hoppin' without stoppin', olé!
South America, take it away
First you shake around and settle there (where?)
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 sacroilliac
Oh, my achin' back
Take back your Conga, ay!, your Samba, ay!, your Rumba, ay-yi-yi!
Bring back the old days, ay!, of dancing I remember, ay-yi-yi!
My hips are cracking, I am shrieking "Ay-Carumba!", ay-yi-yi!
I got a wriggle and a diddle and a jiggle like a fiddle in my middle, olé!
ThiHallelujah
God is speaking to someone
Right now
I don't know where you are, who you are
God has a message for you
You see, oh, thank you Lord
See, whatever it is
That you've been searching for
Searching and looking
Looking all over
You're searching and you're trying to find it
You don't know what it is, God is gonna show you
He's gonna show you right there
What you're looking for
And all you have to do is say yes
Help me
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
I'm gonna say yes, I'm gonna say yes
All of my life, I'll say
(Shhhh!)
Make sure you get this now
My friend said he needed someone
Not searching for just anyone
I recommend the name of Christ
He said he didn't need Him in his life
But mother's sickness, daddy's lung disease
Financial burden found him on his knees
He searched his heart and realized
Although I'm down, my soul can rise
Am I lost in sin? (I'll say yes)
Is there anyway that I can be saved? (I'll say yes)
If I run to You, will You, will You hear my cry? (I'll say yes)
Will You dry all these tears from my eyes? (I'll say yes)
So many questions, Lord
All of my life, I say yes
But I'm ready
And I'm willing
To go all the way
Yeah, say yes
You're spinning around on a ferris wheel
Trying to find what's really real
Now old Confucius is wise, I'm told
But him and Buddha can't save your soul
Ol' Elijah didn't die for you
It's time for someone to tell the truth
When critics say, it don't make sense
I'm the living evidence
When it feels like I can't go on
I'll just say (I'll say yes)
When the world say no
You'll still hear Montell, when he