Drume negrita
Mamá, la negrita,
se les salen los pies la cunita
y la negra Mercé
ya no sabe que hace'.
Tú drume negrita
si te duerme voy a hace'
una cunita
que a a tene' capitel
que va a tene' cascabel.
Si tú drumes
yo te traigo un mamey
bien colorao.
Y si no drume
yo te traigo un babalao
que da pao, pao.
Drume Negrita
Mom, the little black girl,
her feet stick out of the crib
and black Mercé
doesn't know what to do.
You sleep, little black girl,
if you fall asleep I'll make
a crib
that will have a canopy
that will have a bell.
If you sleep
I'll bring you a ripe
mamey.
And if you don't sleep
I'll bring you a slap
that goes smack, smack.