Tribute to Ritchie Valens: His Was the Sound/La Bamba Songtext
von Steve Forbert and The Rough Squirrels

Whoa, oh, oh, darlin′
Hey, hey now, child
Do what you wanna, baby
Wanna run wild
Alright, here you go, girl
And make him sad
Someday you're gonna know, girl
You′ll know what you had

What it is that they can make it rock right
Only seventeen and he had it down
When they get it rockin' down the block now
It's hissing, hissing, hissing, hissing


Clear Lake to Fargo
Ain′t far in flight
Flyin′ precious cargo
And leavin' at night
Bad weather, storming
Cold winds did blow
Found Tuesday morning
Dead in the snow

What it is that they can make it rock right
Only seventeen and he had it down
When they get it rockin′ down the block now
It's hissing, hissing, hissing, hissing

Whoa, oh, oh, darlin′
I know you're sad
I know that you wanna get back what you had
Someday we may be
High up above, yeah
You′ll find your way, hey
And give him your love
But for now, child

What it is that they can make it rock right
Only seventeen and he had it down
When they get it rockin' down the block now
It's hissing, hissing, hissing, hissing


And it sounded like
La la bamba
La la bamba
La la bamba
La la bamba
Ba ba bamba la bamba, bamba
La la bamba la bamba
E che senti la bamba di gracia
La bamba di gracia
Per me per te, yes
Arriva y arriva
Y arriva y arriva
Per me se de, per te se de, per me se de
Goro somma di miedo
Goro somma di miedo
Capitan, Capitan, Capitan
Hissing, hissing (La la bamba)
It was hissing (La la bamba)
Hissing, hissing (La la bamba)
It was hissing (La la bamba)
Play, play some
A brouhaha ha ha ha