Yiri-Bon

Yiri-Bon

Yiri-Bon

Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yimboro yimboro yimboroYimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboroYimboro yimboro yimboro

You like the mulatto the partyTe gusta mulata la rumba
You like the mulatto the congaTe gusta mulata la conga
Dancing to the beat of the cajonBailar al compás del cajon
Played by handsSonados por manos
Of Cuban blacksDe negros cubanos
Who have sworn to play their drumQue hayan jurado tocar su tambor

Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bonYiri bon yiri bon
Yimboro yimboro yimboroYimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboroYimboro yimboro yimboro

In Cuba, sugar cane is cutEn cuba se corta la caña
In Cuba, coffee is drunkEn cuba se toma café
In Cuba, the bembé is dancedEn cuba se baila el bembé
Tobacco is smokedSe fuma tabaco
Guarapo is drunkSe toma guarapo
And behind the paradeY atrás de la comparsa
We go dancingSe va echando un pie

Behind the paradeDetras de la comparsa
We go dancingSe va echando un pie
Behind the paradeDetras de la comparsa
We go dancingSe va echando un pie
You dance the congaTu bailas la conga
And I dance the bembéY yo bailo el bembé
Behind the paradeDetras de la comparsa
We go dancingSe va echando un pie

You drink guarapoTu tomas guarapo
And I drink coffeeY yo tomo café
You dance the dansonTu bailas el danson
And I dance the minuetY yo bailo el minue
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bonYiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bonYiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bonYiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bonYiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yimboro, yimboro, yimboroYimboro, yimboro, yimboro
Yimboro, yimboro, yimboroYimboro, yimboro, yimboro