Drume negrita

Drume Negrita

Drume negrita

Mom, the little black girl,Mamá, la negrita,
her feet stick out of the cribse les salen los pies la cunita
and black Mercéy la negra Mercé
doesn't know what to do.ya no sabe que hace'.

You sleep, little black girl,Tú drume negrita
if you fall asleep I'll makesi te duerme voy a hace'
a cribuna cunita
that will have a canopyque a a tene' capitel
that will have a bell.que va a tene' cascabel.

If you sleepSi tú drumes
I'll bring you a ripeyo te traigo un mamey
mamey.bien colorao.
And if you don't sleepY si no drume
I'll bring you a slapyo te traigo un babalao
that goes smack, smack.que da pao, pao.