Welcome all you children, give a listen to me   Let me tell you about a new boogie beat   There's no hesitation and it's sweepin' the nation   It's the rhumba boogie done the South American way      While madame Lazonga was teachin' la conga   In her little cabana in old Havana   We were doin' the Charleston and ballin' the Jack   And then that old black bottom 'til they started that jitterbug rag      Then across the water came Cuban Pete   He started a boogie to the rhumba beat   It's the rhumba boogie, let's give it a whirl   While he plays the boogie in the South American style      Well, you step out together then you circle around   Count one, two, three, then put your right foot down   Then you circle your lady, as you swing and you sway   To the rhumba boogie in the South American way      When that old piano, it starts to ring   Everybody then starts to sing   To the rhumba boogie, done the tropical style   It's the rhumba boogie and they're doin' it all of the while      Well, the guy responsible for leadin' the band   He yells, do your stuff, it's the best in the land   It's the rhumba boogie, let's dance it awhile   To the boogie woogie done the rhumba Cubana style      While madame Lazonga was teachin' la conga   In her little cabana in old Havana   The folks in old Mexico were doin' the tango   And we were steppin' to the rhythm of an old guitar      Down across the water came Cuban Pete   He started a boogie to the rhumba beat   It's the rhumba boogie, let's dance it awhile   To the rhumba boogie down the rhumba Cubana style