歌词
Each morning a missionary advertise with neon sign
每天早晨都有一个传教士用霓虹灯招牌四处宣传
He tells the native population that civilization is fine
他告诉当地人开化进程相当顺利
And three educated savages holler from a bongo tree
同时还有三个受过教育的野蛮人在一棵邦戈树上叫喊
That civilization is a thing for me to see
所谓的开化在我看来就是这么一回儿事
So bongo, bongo, bongo I don't want to leave the congo
所以邦戈 邦戈 邦戈 我不想离开刚果
Oh no no no no no
哦 不不不
Bingle, bangle, bungle I'm so happy in the jungle I refuse to go
小手鼓敲动着 回荡着Bingle Bangle Bungle那愉悦的声音 我在这丛林里快活无比 拒绝离去
Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords
不 我不想要明亮的灯光 假牙 门铃和房东
I make it clear
我想要简简单单
That no matter how they coax him
所以不管别人怎么哄劝
I'll stay right here
我就在这儿
I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed
我翻阅了一本传教士妻子藏起来的杂志
(Magazine? What happens?)
（杂志？怎么啦？）
I see how people who are civilized bang you with automobiles
我看见开化过的人们猛地开着汽车撞人
(You know you can get hurt that way Daniel)
（你知道那样你可能伤着的 丹尼尔）
At the movies they have to pay many coconuts to see
他们不得不花很多个椰子在电影院看电影
(What do they see Danny?)
（他们在看什么 丹尼？）
Uncivilized pictures that the newsreels take of me
新闻短片里的野蛮场景吸引了我的注意力
So bongo, bongo, bong he don't want to leave the congo
所以 邦戈 邦戈 邦戈 他不想离开刚果
Oh no no no no no
哦 不不不
Bingle, bangle, bungle he's so happy in the jungle he refuse to go
小手鼓敲动着 回荡着Bingle Bangle Bungle那愉悦的声音 他在这丛林里快活无比 拒绝离去
Don't want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis
不 我不想要顶层豪华公寓 浴缸 有轨电车 出租车
Noise in my ear
还有耳边不断的喧哗声
So no matter how they coax him
所以不管他们如何哄劝
I'll stay right here
我就在这儿 哪儿也不去
They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train
为了搭上铁皮火车 他们匆忙粗暴得像是野蛮人
And though it's smoky and crowded they're too civilized to complain
尽管这儿烟雾缭绕又逼仄拥挤 但是他们太文明而不能抱怨
When they've got two weeks vacation they hurry to vacation grounds
当他们有了两周假期 就匆匆奔赴旅游胜地
(What do they do Danny)
（他们都干了什么 丹尼）
They swin and they fish but that's what I do all year round
他们游泳 钓鱼 但是我一整年都在干那些事
So bongo, bongo, bongo I don't want to leave the congo
所以 邦戈 邦戈 邦戈 我不想离开刚果
Oh no no no no no
哦 不不不
Bingle, bangle, bungle I'm so happy in the jungle I refuse to go
小手鼓敲动着 回荡着Bingle Bangle Bungle那愉悦的声音 我在这丛林里快活无比 拒绝离去
Don't want no jailhouse, shotguns, fish hooks, golf clubs
不 我不想要监狱 猎枪 鱼钩和高尔夫球杆
I've got my spear
我已经有了我的矛
So no matter how they coax him
所以不管别人如何哄劝
I'll stay right here
我就在这儿
They have things like the atom bomb
他们有像原子弹那样的东西
So I think I'll stay where I "om"
所以我想我应该待在我所归属的弹丸之地
Civilization, I'll stay right here
开化吧 但是我就待在这里
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