Cuban Pete song lyrics
Song lyrics to Cuban Pete by Desi Arnaz, one of his hit songs, played multiple times on the I Love Lucy television series.
The Latin Lothario
But Havana has a new sensation
He’s really a modest guy
Although he’s the hottest guy in Havana
And here’s what he has to say
They call me Cuban Pete
I’m the King of the Rumba beat
When I play the marracas
I go chick-chicky-boom
Chick-chicky-boom
Yes, Sir, I’m Cuban Pete
I’m the craze of my native street
When I start to dance
Everything goes chick-chicky-boom
Chick-chicky-boom
There Senoritas they sing
And how they swing
With this rumbero
It’s very nice so full of spice
And when they dance and they bring a happy ring of vaqueros
Singing a song all the day long
So if you like the beat
Take a lesson from Cuban Pete
And I’ll teach you to chick-chicky-boom
Chick-chicky-boom chick-chicky-boom
Si, Senorita, I know that you will like the chicky boom chick
âcause it’s the dance of Latin romance
And Cuban Pete doesn’t teach you
In a hurry like Arthur Murray
I come from Havana and there’s always mañana
They call me Sally Sweet, I’m the queen of Delancy Street
When I start to dance everything goes
Chick chicky boom, chick chicky boom
Excuse me Mr. Pete, (yes ma’am)
Have the Cubans a different beat?
If they have will you teach me to
Chick chick chicky boom, chick chicky boom
verse 2 [male solo]
Si, senorita, I know that you will like the chicky boom chicky
It’s very nice, so full of spice
I’ll place my hand on your hip and if you will just give me your hand
Then we shall try, just you and I. I yi
So if you like the beat take a lesson from Cuban Pete
And I’ll teach you to
Chick chicky boom, chick chicky boom, chick chicky boom!