“Mumbo” is the opening track from Wings’ debut album, “Wild Life“, released in 1971. This song was recorded spontaneously during a jam that had been going on for several minutes before Paul instructed Tony Clark, the engineer, to start recording, as heard at the beginning of the song. Paul detailed...
[Intro]
Take it, Tony!
[Verse]
Well, your love in my mind
My woman, I’m breakin’
And, my minds’ gotta take
No wrong doesn’t break ya
[Chrous]
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
Ooh, when I lose it, alright
Well, my mind is in love
My Mumbo will break ya
And our love hasn’t made
The Mumbo will break ya
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
I don’t see any number
I don’t see an old lady
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
Ooh, when I'm feeling alright
I am keepin’ a layer
Come, I made it alright. Eheh. Eheh
Ah. Yeah. Yeah
I don’t beat a drumplayer
But I made alright
I am keepin’ a layer
Come, I made it alright. Eheh. Eheh
Eheh. Eheh. Eheh. Eheh
Oooh, come on see, I’m a player. Come on, feel it I play. We’re not feeling a play out. No one think of a way. Ooh
Well! Lady on my mind, I think I should make love. Well, my mind hasn’t made all up, can’t go to maintenance
Ooh, you don’t seem to me, you don’t seem to me, get any maintenance
Well, on my mind, my Mumbo will make you. Well, down in my mind, my Mumbo will break you
Ooh, come on, keep it on playin’. You just keep it on playin’. You just keep it on, playin’. Ooh. You just beat them all. Aaah
Aaah, your love is a waste. Come honey let’s make love. Well, my has been made up, ....
Aaah. Aaah. Ah. Ooh
Well! I found my love, I make it. Well...
Mumbo was written by Linda McCartney & Paul McCartney.
Mumbo was produced by Paul McCartney.
“Mumbo is just a big scream of no words. A wacky idea, cos it was just ‘Whuurrrgghh A-hurrgghhh!’ and we mixed it back so it was like ‘Louie Louie’. Everyone’s going, What are the words of that? Just hope they don’t ask for the sheet music. Which no one ever did, luckily.”