Mangos (song)

"Mangos" is a 1956 popular song written by composer Dee Libbey and lyricist Sid Wayne.^[1]

"Mangos"
Single by Rosemary Clooney
B-side	"Independent (on My Own)"
Released	1956
Genre	Novelty
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Dee Libbey (music) Sid Wayne (lyrics)

It was first introduced in the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies 1957.^[2]

It was recorded by Rosemary Clooney, and is a follow-on to her earlier hit "Come On-a My House" in style and subject matter. The Rosemary Clooney version of the song (released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40835^[2]) reached #10 on the Billboard magazine disk jockey charts,^[1][2] and #25 on the overall Billboard Top 100.^[2] It also reached #17 on the United Kingdom charts.^[3]

Cover versions

• Marion Ryan covered it in the United Kingdom
• Whilst Petula Clark recorded it in French as "Papayer".
• In 2007 Ringo Shiina covered it as "Papaya Mango" (パパイヤマンゴー) on her album Heisei Fūzoku.