Ang Huling El Bimbo

Kamukha mo si paraluman
'Nung tayo ay bata pa
At ang galing-galing mong sumayaw
Mapa-boogie man o cha-cha
Nguni't ang paborito
Ay pagsayaw mo ng el bimbo
Nakakaindak, nakakaaliw,
Nakakatindig balahibo

'Pag kagaling sa 'skwela ay didiretso na sa inyo
At buong maghapon ay tinuturuan mo ako

Chorus:
Magkahawak ang ating kamay
At walang kamalay-malay
Na tinuruan mo ang puso ko
Na umibig nang tunay

Naninigas ang aking katawan
'Pag umikot na ang plaka
Patay sa kembot ng bewang mo
At ang pungay ng iyong mga mata

Lumiliwanag ang buhay
Habang tayo'y magkaakbay
At dahang-dahan dumudulas
Ang kamay ko sa makinis mong braso

Sana noon pa man ay sinabi na sa iyo
Kahit hindi na uso ay ito lang ang alam ko

[Chorus]

La la la la... La la... la la la la la...

Lumipas ang maraming taon
'Di na tayo nagkita
Balita ko'y may anak ka na
Nguni't walang asawa

Tagahugas ka raw ng pinggan
Sa may ermita
At isang gabi'y nasagasaan
Sa isang madilim na eskinita

Lahat ng pangarap ko'y bigla lang natunaw
Sa panaginip na lang pala kita maisasayaw

[Chorus 2x]

La la la la... La la... la la la la la...
La la la la... La la... la la la la la...

[Verse 1]
You looked just like Paraluman
When we were kids before
And you danced so beautifully
Whether it's Boogie or a Cha-cha
I think my favorite was
When you danced to the El Bimbo
It makes me shiver, it’s like a show
It makes my hair go straight

[Pre-Chorus]
After my classes were dismissed
I went into your house
And for the whole afternoon
You taught me how to dance

[Chorus]
As we held our hands together
I had no doubt in my mind
That you really had taught my heart
How to truly fall in love

[Verse 2]
My body starts to harden
When the record starts to spin
I love when your hips start to shake
As well as the sight of your eyes
My life just gets brighter
While we're holding hands with each other
And slowly, I lose my grip
When my hand starts to slip on your shoulder
Oooh

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I wish that at that time
I had told you what I felt
Even if it's not popular
This is the only thing that I know

[Chorus]
As we held our hands together
I had no doubt in my mind
That you really had taught my heart
How to truly fall in love

[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la

[Verse 3]
And many years had passed by
We didn’t see each other anymore
I heard from somewhere that you have a child
But you don't have a husband
They said you wash the plates in a place called Ermita
And one day, there was an accident
That happened on a very dark alleyway

[Pre-Chorus 3]
All my hopes for the future
Had just started to melt away
I guess my dreams are the only place
Where I could dance with you again

[Chorus]
As we held our hands together
I had no doubt in my mind
That you really had taught my heart
How to truly fall in love

[Instrumental]