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Artist: Caterina Valente
Canonical path: /valente-caterina/babalu
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Babalu
Read Babalu lyrics by Caterina Valente on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Babalu
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Babalú
Babalú
Babalú aye
Babalú aye
Babalú
'Ta empezando lo velorio
Que le hacemo a Babalú
Dame diez y siete velas
Pa' ponerle en cruz
Dame un cabo de tabaco mayenye
Y un jarrito de aguardiente
Dame un poco de dinero mayenye
Pa' que me de la suerte
Y quiero pedir
Que mi negra me quiera
Que tenga dinero
Y que no se muera
Ay! Yo le quiero pedir a Babalú
Una negra muy santa como tú
Que no tenga otro negro
Pa' que no se fuera
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Ay! Yo le quiero pedir a Babalú
Una negra muy santa como tú
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Ay! Yo le quiero pedir
Babalú a ye!
Una negra muy santa
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Que tenga dinero y que no se muera
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
Babalú a ye!
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