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DRUME NEGR |
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ITA (Eliseo Grenet 1893-1950) |
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Mama la negrita / se le salen los pies de la cunitay la negra |
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Merce / ya no sabe que hacer |
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Tu drume, negrita / que yo va compra nueva cunitaque va tener capitel / que va tener cascabel |
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Si tu drume yo te traigo un mamey muy coloradosi tu drume yo te traigo un babalao que da pao pao |
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Tu drume negrita / que yo va compra nueva cunitaque va tener capitel / que va tener cascabel |
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Sleep my little black baby / |
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And I will buy for you a new baby crib |
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That should have a top cap and also a bell |
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If you sleep |
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I will bring you a very red mamey |
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If you don't |
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I will bring you a babalao / |
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That will give you pau pau |
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The feet of the little black baby / |
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Come out of her crib |
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And the black |
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Merce' doesn't know what to do |
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Sleep my little black baby / |
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And I will buy for you a new baby crib |
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That should have a top cap and also a bell |
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If you sleep |
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I will bring you a very red mamey |
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If you don't |
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I will bring you a babalao / |
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That will give you pau pau.mamey: |
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Cuban fruitbabalao: |
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Santeria priestpau pau: to give a wack with a stick |
