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Misheard Lyrics -> Song -> L -> La Bamba
Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for La Bamba that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ay! Ya riba, ya riba (“Ouch! I’m a fish, I’m a fish”, in Russian)
Original Lyrics:
Ay arriba, arriba
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ba da ba da, La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar La Bamba
Does anyone know what “Para bailar La Bamba” means in Spanish?
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ba, laba, la, la, Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar La Bamba
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fa la la la la Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar la Bamba
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fa la la la la la Bamba
or
La da da da da la Bamba
or
La da da da da la Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar la Bamba
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
I call my mama La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Para bailar La Bamba
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Monkey city, Monkey City, Monkey City
Original Lyrics:
Por ti sere, Por ti sere, Por ti sere
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh si sere, Oh si sere, Oh si sere
Original Lyrics:
Por ti sere, Por ti sere, Por ti sere
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, pizza day, oh pizza day, oh pizza day
Original Lyrics:
Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Patisserie, patisserie, patisserie
Original Lyrics:
Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put this in there,
Put this in there,
Put this in there
Put this in there,
Put this in there
Original Lyrics:
Por ti sere,
Por ti sere,
Por ti sere
Por ti sere,
Por ti sere
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
So it can't be done, so it can't be done.
Original Lyrics:
Soy capitan, soy capitan.
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
So you copy cat, so you copy cat
Original Lyrics:
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some copycat, some copycat
or
Some coffee pot, some coffee pot
or
Some coffee pot, some coffee pot
Original Lyrics:
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Toy coffee pot, toy coffee pot
Original Lyrics:
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Los Lobos', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yo no soy my dinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Original Lyrics:
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Soy capitan, soy capitan
The misheard lines translate (loosely) as: I'm not (my) money/I'm a captain.
The correct lines translate as: I'm not a sailor/I'm a captain.
The correct lines translate as: I'm not a sailor/I'm a captain.
Ritchie Valens', "La Bamba"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yo no tengo dinero.
Original Lyrics:
Yo no soy marinero.
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