la bamba

Baila		bamba
BYE-lah		BAHM-bah
dance the bamba
para		bailar		la	bamba
PAH-rah		bye-LAHR		lah	BAHM-bah
in order to dance the bamba
una		poca		de	gracia
OO-nah		POH-kah		day	GRAH-sya
a little bit of grace
ay	arriba		y	arriba
I	ah-RREE-bah		ee	ah-RREE-bah
ah higher and higher
para		bailar		la	bamba
PAH-rah		bye-LAHR		lah	BAHM-bah
in order to dance the bamba
se	necesita			una	poca	de	gracia
say	neh-seh-SEE-tah			OO-nah	POH-kah	day	GRAH-sya
a little bit of grace is needed
una		poca		de	gracia
OO-nah		POH-kah		day	GRAH-sya
a little grace
y	otra		cosita
ee	OH-trah		koh-SEE-tah
and another little thing
y	arriba		y	arriba
ee	ah-RREE-bah		ee	ah-RREE-bah
and higher and higher
ay	arriba		y	arriba
I	ah-RREE-bah		ee	ah-RREE-bah
ah higher and higher

arriba	iré		arriba	iré
ah-RREE-bah	ee-RAY		ah-RREE-bah	ee-RAY
higher I will go, higher I will go
arriba	me		iré
ah-RREE-bah	may		ee-RAY
higher I will take myself
baila	bamba
BYE-lah	BAHM-bah
dance the bamba
para	bailar		la	bamba
PAH-rah	bye-LAHR		lah	BAHM-bah
in order to dance the bamba
una	poca		de	gracia
OO-nah	POH-kah		day	GRAH-sya
a little bit of grace
ay arriba		y	arriba
I ah-RREE-bah		ee	ah-RREE-bah
ah higher and higher
yo no	soy		marinero
yo no	soy		mah-ree-NEH-roh
I am not a sailor
yo no	soy		marinero
yo no	soy		mah-ree-NEH-roh
I am not a sailor
por ti	seré,		por	ti	seré
pohr tee	seh-RAY		pohr	tee	seh-RAY

for you I'll be, for you I'll be

para	bailar			la	bamba
PAH-rah bye-LAHR				lah	BAHM-bah
in order to dance the bamba
se	necesita		una		poca	de	gracia
say	neh-seh-SEE-tah		OO-nah		POH-kah	day	GRAH-sya
a little bit of grace is needed
ay	arriba	y		arriba
I	ah-RREE-bah	ee		ah-RREE-bah
ah higher and higher
(repeats 2nd half of song, with some phrases from 1st half)

La Bamba lyrics in Spanish and English, with pronunciation guide from Musical Spanish