This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Sumakay ako sa jeepney
Ikaw ang nakatabi
Di makapaniwala
Parang may hiwagang nadama
Nang tumama sa'yo
Ang aking mga mata
At nagsiksikan na
Dahil tumigil ang jeepney
Sa tapat ng eskuwela
Biglang nagkadikit
Puso ko'y biglang sumikip
At natulala
Sabi nila'y walang hiwaga
Kung wala'y
Ano itong nadarama
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana di na huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)
At may biglang sumingit
Natiempo pa sa'ting gitna
Sumimangot tuloy
Ang aking mukha
Mabuti nalang nagbayad yung ale
Sabi nya paabot naman
Nagkadahilan ako
Para ika'y tignan
Nung iaabot ang bayad
Kamay mo na palang nakaabang
Pambihira diba swerte ko naman
Sabi nila'y walang pag-ibig
Kung wala'y
Ba't kumakaba itong dibdib
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
Manong driver
Wag mo nang ibalik ang sukli ko
Manong driver
Di mo ba alam walang babaan to
Drive lang po ng drive
Wag niyong hihinto
Kahit sa'n mapadpad
Kahit lumipad man tayo
Minsan lang madama
Ang ganito
Pero bigla mong
Hinila ang tali
Sabi mo
"Manong bababa ako sandali"
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)
Ikaw ang nakatabi
Di makapaniwala
Parang may hiwagang nadama
Nang tumama sa'yo
Ang aking mga mata
At nagsiksikan na
Dahil tumigil ang jeepney
Sa tapat ng eskuwela
Biglang nagkadikit
Puso ko'y biglang sumikip
At natulala
Sabi nila'y walang hiwaga
Kung wala'y
Ano itong nadarama
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana di na huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)
At may biglang sumingit
Natiempo pa sa'ting gitna
Sumimangot tuloy
Ang aking mukha
Mabuti nalang nagbayad yung ale
Sabi nya paabot naman
Nagkadahilan ako
Para ika'y tignan
Nung iaabot ang bayad
Kamay mo na palang nakaabang
Pambihira diba swerte ko naman
Sabi nila'y walang pag-ibig
Kung wala'y
Ba't kumakaba itong dibdib
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
Manong driver
Wag mo nang ibalik ang sukli ko
Manong driver
Di mo ba alam walang babaan to
Drive lang po ng drive
Wag niyong hihinto
Kahit sa'n mapadpad
Kahit lumipad man tayo
Minsan lang madama
Ang ganito
Pero bigla mong
Hinila ang tali
Sabi mo
"Manong bababa ako sandali"
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)
Lyrics submitted by Emzee4life
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