Traditional
Banua (Stereo Concert version)
[Intro]
Let us through
Nice large crowd
(Good evening)
(Uno, dos, tres, mambo)
Somebody's out of tune

[Chorus]
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (Hit it!)
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know

[Verse 1]
Won't you come to me, baby?
Won't you bring me my bail?
For a drink and a fight on a Saturday night
They put me down in the Banua jail (Soft)

[Chorus]
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh, oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (Hit it!)
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know

[Verse 2]
I didn't mean to be fightin'
And bringin' you all of this shame
But the tongue of Jonathan Brighton (Ooh)
Was scandalizin' your name (You know it)
[Chorus]
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know

[Verse 3]
This Banua jail is cold and damp
The rats, they cover the floor (Eek!)
Just ten and three will set me free
And I'll be yours forever more

[Chorus]
Banua, Banua, Banua, (Eh-eh, eh-eh)
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (Hit it!)
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh-oh-oh
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know

[Outro]
Ba-nu-a!

Thank you