Politics: Mambo Magsaysay (First Philippine Political Jingle)

Mambo Magsaysay

written by Raul Manglapus

sang by Rosita De La Vega-Da Roza

ORIGINAL TAGLISH LYRICS
Everywhere that you woud lookWas a bandit or a crookPeace and order was a jokeTill Magsaysay pumasok!
That is why, that is whyYou will hear the people cryOur democracy will dieKung wala si Magsaysay. 
Mambo, Mambo MagsaysayMabu, Mabu- Mabuhay!Our democracy will dieKung wala si Magsaysay! First they voted in LanaoAt pati aswang pa dawAng election lutong MacawTill Magsaysay showed them how
Too much people's money spentBut no honest governmentNo more built-in ten percentIf Magsaysay is president
That is why, that is whyWe will hear the people cryOur democracy will dieKung wala si Magsaysay.

     A clever way to advertise a good man as president. But I think he would won the 1954 presidential election. The president he preceded (Quirino), was a political disaster. Corruption, bribery (maybe not him but his cronies) and warlordism rocked his administration. The people were sick of all of these. Remember that during those time the Huks are nearing Metro Manila (Luis Taruc could go there unopposed). Then came this man from Zambales who was a UP drop-out, a mechanic graduate from JRU and an ex-defense chief. The most humble and compassionate president ever. Sorry Erap or Villar. You will not equal this man.

Credits:
Video from youtube.com
Lyrics from http://tagaloglang.com