Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Yma Sumac
Canonical path: /yma-sumac/babalu
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Babalu
Read Babalu lyrics by Yma Sumac on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Babalu
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Está empezando el velorio
Que le hacemos a Babalú
Dame diecisiete velas
Pa pornelas en cruz
Dame un cabo de tabaco, mañiengue
Y un jarrrito de aguardiente
Dame um poco de dinero, mañiengue
Pa que me de la surte
Yo le quero pedir
Que me nego me quiera
Ai, negro
Que le tenga dinero
Y que no se muera
Yo le quero pedir, a Babalú
Un negrito muy santo
Como tu
Que no tenga otra nega
Y que no se muera
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Yma Sumac performs "Babalu", and this lyric page sits inside the Yma Sumac catalog on LyroVerse.
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