Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba

Another Song that was wildly Popular in South Africa and Rhodesia in 1967 (The best year)

[Lyrics transcribed to English]
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…

[Original Lyrics]
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)

Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]

Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)

Pata Pata is the name of a dance [sat si pata pata]
We do down Johannesburg way [sat si pata pata]
And everybody starts to move [sat si pata pata]
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play - hoo [sat si pata pata]

Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)

Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma natsi pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]

Haji-a saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)

Woo! Every Friday, and Saturday Night, [sat si pata pata]
It’s Pata Pata-time [sat si pata pata]
The dance keeps going all night long [sat si pata pata]
Till the morning sun begins to shine - hey! [sat si pata pata]
Aya sat wuguga sat - wo-ho-o [sat si pata pata]

Aya saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)
Saguquga sathi bega nantsi pata pa (sathi pata pata)

Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
Hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pat [sat si pata pata]
A-hihi ha mama, hi-a-ma sat si pata pa [sat si pata pata]

Huh- a saguquga sathi it ! [sat si pata pata]
Aah- saguquga sat - aim not si - hit it ! [sat si pata pata]
A saguquga sat ju benga sathi pata [sat si pata pata]…