Well, I rocked over italy and I rocked over spain.

I rocked in memphis;

It was all the same

Till I rocked to africa.

I rolled off the ship.

I seem them natives doin' an odd looking skip.

I parted the weeds

And I looked over the swamp,

And I seen them cats doin' the ubangi stomp.

Ubangi stomp is a rock and roll.

It beats anything that's ever been told.

Ubangi stomp, ubangi style;

When it kicks,

It drives a cool cat wild.

Well I looked up the chief;

He invited me in.

He said, "a heap big jam session's 'bout to begin."

I grabbed up a tom and I picked up the beat.

That crazy thing sent

Shivers to my feet.

I rocked and I rolled

And I skipped with a smile.

I did the ubangi stomp with a ubangi style.

Well, we rocked all night and part of the day.

Had a good, rock-in' time

With the chief's daughter mae.

I'm makin' good time and I'm gettin' in the know when the captain said, "son, we've gotta go." I said, "that's all right.

You go right ahead.

I'm gonna ubangi stomp till I roll over dead."

Ubangi stomp is a rock and roll.

It beats anything that's ever been told.

Ubangi stomp, ubangi style;

When it kicks,

It drives a cool cat wild.

Ubangi stomp, thank you.