la bamba

[jelisa]

who sang it -??

[Annabella72]

los lobos

[Rev Sermon]

Originally Richie Valens. Los Lobos covered it for a biopic about his life.

[Clanad]

Richie Valens, originally... who also wrote the music and lyrics:
Para bailar la Bamba
Para bailar la Bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mi para

Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba

Yariba yariba
Yariba yariba
Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere

Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan, soy capitan

Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba
Bamba, Bamba

[Pippa68]

I thought Richie nicked it from an old Mexican folk song?

Ah yes...he did ;o)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Bamba_(song)

[dr john]

Andy Kershaw has a reording of John Peel doing a spoken version of the words in English, which is possibly the funniest thing I've ever heard on radio:

I am not a sailor
I am not a sailor
I am a captain
I am a captain
I am a captain

The goat
The goat
The goat (etc.)