Intro
E  D  E  D  E 
 
Chorus
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (again) 
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh oh oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know 
 
Verse 1
                      A 
Won't you come to me, baby? 
E                     B 
Won't you bring me my bail? 
      E                      A 
For a drink and a fight on a Saturday night 
         E           B     E 
They put down in the Banua jail 
 
Chorus
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh, oh, oh, oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (once again) 
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know 
 
Verse 2
                    A 
I didn't mean to be fightin' 
    E                        B 
And bringin' you all of this shame 
        E                  A 
But the tongue of Jonathan Brighton 
    E     B           E 
Was scandalizin' your name 
 
Chorus
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know 
 
Verse 3
                   A 
This Banua jail is cold and damp 
    E                    B 
The rats, they cover the floor 
     E                  A 
Just ten-and-three will set me free 
            E        B   E 
And I'll be yours forevermore (soft) 
 
Chorus
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh, oh, oh, oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know (once again) 
       A      E      B 
Banua, Banua, Banua, oh oh 
E      A      E     B       E 
Banua, Banua, baby, I don't know 
N.C. 
Banua