La Cubanita

The Cuban Girl

La Cubanita

Hey, dance for meHay bailamé
Oh dance for meAy bailamé

The other night at a partyLa otra noche en una juerga
I saw a black woman dancingYo vide bailá un negra
That black girl danced for meEsa negra me bailaba
That tropical rhythmEse ritmo tropical

Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come your mommy, with you)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (ven tu mami, contigo)
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come on, come on, come on)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (hay, ven, ven, ven)
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical

The other night at a partyLa otra noche en una juerga
I saw a black woman dancingYo vi que baila una negra
That black girl was dancing to meEsa negra me baliaba
That tropical rhythmEse ritmo tropical

Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come your mommy, with you)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (ven tu mami, contigo)
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come on, come on, come on)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (hay, ven, ven, ven)
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come your mommy, with you)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (ven tu mami, contigo)
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical

Oh my CubanAy mi cubana
Oh how I love herAy como la quiero
Cuban, Cuban, CubanCubana, cubana, cubana
Oh, you are my lifeAy que eres mi vida

Oh come on, that tropical rhythm (Hey, come with me)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (hay vente tu conmigo)
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (come on, come on, come on)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (hay, ven, ven, ven)
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (your mommy comes with you)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (ven tu mami contigo)
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical

Ole, ole, that's how you play. Let's go!Ole, ole, así se toca. ! Vámonos!
Sugar!Azúcar!

Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical
Oh, come on, that tropical rhythm (Cuban let's go, eehh)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (amonos cubana, eehh)
Oh, go on, that tropical rhythm (Oh, oh, oh, Cuban! I want to go with you!)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (¡ay, ay, ay, cubana! ¡Yo quiero ir contigo!)
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical
Oh, go with me, that tropical rhythm (Oh, my Cuban! I want to go with you!)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (¡ay, mi cubana! ¡Yo me quiero ir contigo!)
Oh come on, that tropical rhythm (oh, come, come, come!)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (¡ay, ven, ven, ven!)
Oh, yes, that tropical rhythm (oh, beautiful Cuba of my life!)Ay va yame, ese ritmo tropical (¡ay Cuba linda de mi vida!)
Oh yame, that tropical rhythmAy va yame, ese ritmo tropical