Do the Mario

Captain Lou Albano, performing "Do the Mario" during the end credits of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

"Do the Mario" is the ending theme to The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (and the animated series The Legend of Zelda), in which Mario (portrayed by Lou Albano) performs the Mario dance and sings a song to the tune of the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros., explaining how to do the aforementioned dance and stumbling at the end. This plays during the credits to every episode. The phrase "Do the Mario!" was also said by the Mario Bros. and sometimes the celebrity guest star at the end of most live-action segments with the Mario Bros. signing off every episode with "Until next time, do the Mario!" or a variation thereof.

Lyrics

English

The lines in red are not played in the final recording; they were acquired in an auction in May 2019. Additionally, lines in blue are not present in the extended lyrics sheet. The lyrics sheet also replaces both instances of "go" with "dance."

Do the Mario!
Swing your arms from side to side
Come on, it's time to go!
Do the Mario!
Take one step, and then again
Let's do the Mario, all together now!
You got it!
It's the Mario!
Come on now, just like this!
Zap to the right and jump,
Zap to the left and jump,
Zap to the front and jump,
All turn around and jump.
Again!
Do the Mario!
Swing your arms from side to side
Come on, it's time to go!
Do the Mario!
Take one step, and then again
Let's do the Mario, all together now!
You got it!
It's the Mario!
Come on now, just like that!

German

German lyrics	Translation
Mach den Mario! Schwing die Arme auf und ab, setzt euch jetzt in Trab! Super Mario! Ein Schritt vor, und noch einmal! Ich tanz den Mario, meine Freunde ja! So geht's! Das ist der Mario! Mach den Mario! Schwing die Arme auf und ab, setzt euch jetzt in Trab! Super Mario! Ein Schritt vor, und noch einmal! Ich tanz den Mario, meine Freunde ja! Das ist der Mario! Ja, so geht's!	Do the Mario! Swing your arms up and down, Get going now! Super Mario! One step forward, and again! I dance the Mario, my friends, yes! That's how it's done! It's the Mario! Do the Mario! Swing your arms up and down, Get going now! Super Mario! One step forward, and again! I dance Mario, my friends, yes! It's the Mario! Yes, that's how!

Italian

Italian lyrics	Translation
Come Mario! Muoviti di qua e di là Così si balla, sì! Come Mario! Fai un passo, un altro e poi Vai, come Mario, vai, tutti assieme, vai! Va bene! Come Mario! Come Mario! Muoviti di qua e di là Così si balla, sì! Come Mario! Fai un passo, un altro e poi Vai, come Mario, vai, tutti assieme, vai! Avanti dai, vai così!	Like Mario! Move here and there This is how you dance, yes! Like Mario! Take one step, another and then Go, like Mario, go, all together, go! All right! Like Mario! Like Mario! Move here and there This is how you dance, yes! Like Mario! Take one step, another and then Go, like Mario, go, all together, go! Come on, that's it!

See also

• Mario Brothers Rap

Trivia

• The episode "Do the Koopa" in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 references "Do the Mario" in both its title and its similar-sounding cover song.
• The German and Italian dubs are the only dubs to re-dub the song for the closing credits.
  • However, in the first Italian airings, the original song by Cristina D'Avena was played instead over the same slideshow from the intro while the credits scrolled at the bottom of the screen.
• The French dub uses part of The Mario Rap instead.