Sometimes I sit down and wonder, what?   What the people really want?   They need a new sound,   a new dimention, (yeah)   the latin flavor, (yeah)   come on mami&   come on mami&   come on mami&   come on mami&   Chorus   Sacutunda sachipega, dancing pata pata   sacutunda sachipega, dancing pata pata   sacutunda sachipega, dancing pata pata   sacutunda sachipega&dancing   Pata pata was the sound that made the people stand,   that's why I come to bring it to my generation:   make some stand,   make some dance,   and some of them slam.   Yes& the pata pata come to run the nation.   (Bridge repeat twice)   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma&   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma&   I want you to jump   I want you to jump   I want you to jump and dance   Chorus   I don't think their's anybody who doesn't love to pata  Pata   I want you to bend your back and then I bend my knees.   We do the pata pata we just rock it steady   we glue on together like the bee's to honey.   (Bridge repeat twice)   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   I want you to jump   I want you to jump   I want you to jump and dance.   Pata pata is the sound that makes the people jum around.   Hey&! Come on everybody,   let's get down with the pata pata, pata pata, baby&!   You got an invitation to my party   specially all the girls that are hot and sexy   to make some of them spin   make some of them grin with my style   This is El General for all ladies.   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   Love me like a chulo mami.   Love me like a chulo mami   Love me like a chulo mami   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   Mama ehh ahh mama ehh ahh ma   Love me like a chulo mami.   Love me like a chulo mami   Love me like a chulo mami.   Who is the one that really want's to come test me?   Chorus ( and together with final)   Pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata boom boom  Boom   pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata pata give it to me  Baby baby   Tell me if you love, tell me if you love me.   Hmmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm