Sitsiritsit

Country: the Philippines
Language: Tagalog

A well-known Filipino folk song.

Lyrics of All Around This World version:

Sitsiritsit butterfly
Sitsiritsit butterfly
Take this child my oh my
Sitsiritsit butterfly

Lyrics of original version:

Sitsiritsit, alibangbang
salaginto, salagubang
Ang babae sa lansangan
kung gumiri parang tandang
–
Santo Niño sa Pandacan
Puto seko sa tindahan.
Ayaw mong magpautang?
Uubusin ka ng langgam.
–
Ale, ale namamayong,
pasukubin yaring sanggol
pagdating sa Malabon
ipagpalit ng bagoong.
–
Mama, mama, namamangka
pasakayin yaring bata
Pagdating sa Maynila
ipagpalit ng manika

Hey, hey, butterfly
beetle me, oh, beetle my.
Watch that girl on the block;
she poses like a fighting cock.
–
Blessed child of Pandacan,
Rice biscuits on a stall.
Why won’t you give me a loan?
The pesky ants will get you soon.
–
Miss, miss, with parasol,
keep this baby in the shade.
When you get to Malabon,
trade him for some fishy paste.
–
Sir, sir, on the boat,
take this child and go off.
In Manila, at the mall,
trade him for a nicer doll.

There are certainly a lot of versions on YouTube.