This is a story of a lad Who tried so hard to make it in the beaches of Brazil He tried in Guarujá, he tried in Copacabana, he tried in Ipanema, all over the place He finally realized he just couldn't make it there So he decided to cross the wild wild seas, and flew away up to the North Finally reaching the beautiful and fantastic beaches of Malibu Where the fantastic girls of the bay watch Hoo Balu Balu Moving it up, moving there, shaking it up, shaking there So under the Ursa Major and the Ursa Minor, finally he found himself a big star He went for it, and he became one of the huge, huge stars A fantastic one of our flags on another country soil His name was Mister Mendez El grand cantor de mambo Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Eu não volto mais pra cá não Hoje eu sou cantor de mambo Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Hoje eu vivo aqui na América Ganho bem cantando mambo Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Yo te quiero mi querida Sin tus besos non soy nada Baila el mambo que yo canto a ti Yo te miro tu me miras En tu cuerpo mi delírio Baila el mambo, baila el mambo, que yo canto a ti Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Eu já tenho um Cadillac Moro aqui em Hollywood Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Sou sucesso aqui na América Sou o rei cantando mambo Mambo! Mambo! Mambo! Hey, mammita de Dios, dónde estás el Valex? Si yo no tengo nada a decir, que hablo o dejado de hablar Mambo! Dígame ya ya Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai Mambo!