My baby   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   I need ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   Oh, oh, I want ya   (Banda-lay-la)   Hold on, I'm comin' for ya   (Banda-lay-la)   Hold on, be there to getcha      I rise with the sun and start my existence   With dreams of the day when we'll move away   Far from the hard times, poor town's been givin'   And move on uptown to a better way of livin'      She's not a beauty   And she don't wear fine clothes   Her heart and soul is all I'm livin' for      Hold on   (Banda-lay-la)   Oh, oh, you know I need ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   I want ya   (Banda-lay-la)   Hold on, I'm comin' for ya   (Banda-lay-la)   Hold on, be there to getcha      I'll be the fella to save his Cinderella   By turnin' her dream world into real life   One day soon, I'm gonna carry Bandala away   And make her my wife      We're gonna make it, baby   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   Be there to getcha   (Banda-lay-la)   Hold on, I'm comin' for ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)      You know I want ya   (Banda-lay-la my love)   Oh, you know I need ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   You know I want ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)      Hey, my baby   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   You know I want ya   (Banda-lay-la, my love)   We're gonna make it, baby