Pata Pata [English translation]

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata…

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata…

Pata Pata is the name of the dance

We do down Johannesburg way

And everybody starts to move

As soon as Pata Pata starts to play

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata…

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata…

Every Friday and Saturday Night

It’s Pata Pata time!

The dance keeps going all night long

Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"

This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata

That’s it, lady!

This is the Pata Pata

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• Artist:Miriam Makeba
• Album:Pata Pata