Minion Mambo

## Song by The Minions featuring Pharrell Williams and Lupe Fiasco

"**Minion Mambo**" is a song by Pharrell Williams and Lupe Fiasco, written and performed for the film soundtrack, *Despicable Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)* (2010). Fiasco performed as The Minions, a sped-up version of his vocals primarily featured in the first three verses.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: The Minions, *Pharrell Williams*]

Here we go

(Hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, uh-huh)

*Yeah*

(Hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, uh-huh)

(Hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, uh-huh)

(Hey, hey)

(Hey, hey, here we go)

[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]

It's hard to deny

We do our job and do it right

We are the million minion march

And we don't die, we multiply

[Refrain: Pharrell Williams with The Minions, *The Minions*]

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

(*One more time*)

[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]

It's hard to deny

We do our job and do it right

We are the million minion march

And we don't die, we multiply

[Refrain: Pharrell Williams with The Minions, *The Minions*]

We work for Gru

We work for Gru (*Hey, hey*)

We work for Gru (*Hey, hey*)

We work for Gru (*Hey, here we go*)

[Verse 1: The Minions]

We can take whatever you need

We got skill, precision, and speed

We're the supervillain assistants

We work for the world's best thief

We're the trusted, faithful staff

And Nefario's best sidekick

We're at home inside the lab

And you know just who we ride with

[Verse 2: The Minions]

We with Gru

Friend to us, maybe not to you

Gru

G to the R, to the U

We're doin' what love

And we're good at what we does

See those Minions in that house

Goggles, overalls, and gloves, yeah

[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]

It's hard to deny

We do our job, we do it right

We are the million minion march

And we don't die, we multiply

[Refrain: Pharrell Williams]

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

We work for Gru

[Verse 3: The Minions]

A laser under the sea

Or a rocket to the moon

What about a time traveling robot?

We can have it for you soon

A nice invisible suit with matching anti-gravity boots

No one lacks for what we've made

Yeah, I was thinkin' I could really use a raise

[Bridge: The Minions]

We with Gru

Friend to us, maybe not to you

Gru

And what do we think about Vector?

Boo!

Say Gru is who we love

Why we're doin what we does

In goggles, overalls and gloves, yeah

[Verse 4: Pharrell Williams]

Hey, who would work for Gru?

Besides that, who would steal the moon?

That's such a silly thing to do

And if you're singing, so are you

[Refrain 2: Pharrell Williams, *The Minions*]

I'm stealin' the moon (*Hey, hey*)

I'm stealin' the moon (*Hey, hey*)

I'm stealin' the moon (*Hey, hey*)

I'm stealin' the moon (*Hey, hey*)

Yeah

[Bridge: Pharrell Williams]

And they, are with, me, every day

They work, so hard, sometimes, they play

I don't, understand, what they say

But nor do you

It's something new

[Verse 5: Pharrell Williams]

Hey, who would work for Gru?

Besides that, who would steal the moon?

That's such a silly thing to do

And if you're singing, so are you

[Refrain 2: Pharrell Williams]

I'm stealin' the moon

I'm stealin' the moon

I'm stealin' the moon

I'm stealin' the moon

Yeah

## References

1. ↑ "THE LEAK: The Minions "Minion Mambo" feat. Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco". *The Urban Daily*. June 29, 2010.
2. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. April 17, 2016.