[Intro - lead with crowd chant] (Conga! conga! pale boy en la conga!) (Conga! conga! conga line vámonos!) Lupita said "tonight, you come with us" I said "abuela, of course, I trust" (Conga! conga! conga! conga!) [Verse 1] Pulled up to her family's place at sundown Twenty-five people, all the cousins, all the town Kids in the yard, abuelos on the porch Mariachi band already starting their torch Of song, of fire, of beautiful noise Lupita pushed me forward, "meet the boys" I shook hands with men named Hector, Beto, Paco Each one taller than me, each one called me "flaco" [Pre-Chorus - group chant joins] CONGA, conga, hands on the hips ahead Pale boy in the middle, pale boy fed CONGA, conga, kicking like we're trained Pale boy in the chain, pale boy contained [Chorus - full group] CONGA! CONGA! conga line, pale boy IN! CONGA! CONGA! we're winning, we're winning! CONGA! CONGA! through the kitchen, through the yard! Pale boy at the back, hanging on hard! CONGA! CONGA! to the sound of timbales! Pale boy in paradise, this is the FINALES! [Verse 2] Beto led the line, he had moves I can't describe Hips like a tide, kicks like a tribe I tried to follow, I really, really did My hips don't move like that, I'm just a kid From Portland with rhythm of a slow folk song Lupita laughed, said "mijo, just hold on" I held on, to her aunt, who was holding her cousin We snaked through the yard like a wholesome dozen [Pre-Chorus] CONGA, conga, hands on the hips ahead Pale boy in the middle, pale boy fed [Chorus] CONGA! CONGA! conga line, pale boy IN! CONGA! CONGA! we're winning, we're winning! CONGA! CONGA! through the kitchen, through the yard! Pale boy at the back, hanging on hard! [Bridge] (I cannot describe what just happened) (I think I joined a family) (I don't know how but I'm welcome) (this is the best night of my life so far) (also: tequila is here. but I'm being good. mocktail again.) [Outro - fade with chant] (Conga! conga! pale boy en la conga!) (Conga! conga! conga line forever!) (Lupita... Beto... Paco... gracias...) (siéntate. okay, dance. okay, siéntate. okay, dance again.)
