Down on your luck or just down on yourself
You turn to your friends  there's so few of them left
You can't see bottom 'cause you ain't that low
You still got choices  there's one place you can go
There's always the mambo  try it a while
'Cause if you mambo, baby, you know it'll make you 
smile
You don't need no Wild Turkey or any Jim Beam
It's simple Southern Comfort every time you dance with 
me
You know when you mambo  it's gonna make you feel good
Down on the bayou or out in LA
On just about any night you might hear the band say
Let's get things moving  put your dancing shoes on
Hear the drummer grooving  get up and get gone
There's always the mambo  try it a while
'Cause if you mambo, baby, you know it'll make you 
smile
You don't need to Watusi  but that's cool, too
It's just a comfort every time you lean on me
You know when you mambo  it's gonna make you feel good
Some people aren't too sure the first time they hear it
It's like eating ribs with a fork  they just don't get 
it
It's gonna get greasy before the night is through
Don't try to fight it  ain't nothing you can do
There's always the mambo  try it a while
'Cause if you mambo, baby, you know it'll make you 
smile
You don't have to be Cajun  but sometimes it helps
It's just a state of mind to find the right steps
You know when you mambo  it's gonna make you feel good
The Republicans do it  the Democrats, too
Even the Muslims dig it and so do the Jews
You got to mambo  give it all you got
Once you get started you ain't ever gonna stop
You know when you mambo  it's gonna make you feel good