La Negrita Sandunguera Lyrics in English Celia Cruz

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Negrita Sandunguera by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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Mamá, la negrita
Mom, the black one
Se les salen los pies en la cunita
Their feet come out of the crib
Y la negra Merce'
And the black Merce'
Ya no sabe que haces
She doesn't know what you're doing anymore
Tú, drume negrita
You bold drume
Que yo voy a compra' nueva cunita
I'm going to buy a new crib
Que tendrá capitel
Which will have a capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Mamá, la negrita
Mom, the black one
Se les salen los pies en la cunita
Their feet come out of the crib
Y la vieja Merce'
And the old Merce'
Ya no sabe que haces
She doesn't know what you're doing anymore
Tú, drume negrita
You bold drume
Que yo voy a compra' nueva cunita
I'm going to buy a new crib
Que tendrá capitel
Which will have a capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Si tú drumes yo te traigo
If you drum I'll bring you
Un melon muy colorao'
A very red melon
Si no drume, yo te traigo in babalao
If you don't drum, I'll bring you in babalao
Que da pao, pao
What's wrong, what's wrong
Tú, drume negrita
You bold drume
Que yo voy a compra' nueva cunita
I'm going to buy a new crib
Que tendrá capitel
Which will have a capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Si tú drumes yo te traigo
If you drum I'll bring you
Un melon muy colorao'
A very red melon
Si no drume, yo te traigo in babalao
If you don't drum, I'll bring you in babalao
Que da pao, pao
What's wrong, what's wrong
Tú, drume negrita
You bold drume
Que yo voy a compra' nueva cunita
I'm going to buy a new crib
Que tendrá capitel
Which will have a capital
Y también cascabel, hey!
And also rattlesnake, hey!
Bembeo, bembe
Bembeo, bembe
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Si tú no duerme' no voy a bembe
If you don't sleep I'm not going to sleep
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Hay un bembe en casa De Merce'
There is a bembe in De Merce's house
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Ye mata, yeye o yeye
Ye mata, yeye or yeye
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Por culpa tuya mi negra se fue
Because of you my black woman left
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Yo voy a ofrecerle tabaco y café
I'm going to offer you tobacco and coffee
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Drume, drume, negrita
Drume, drume, bold
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Si tú drume negrita, yo te compro cunita
If you drume black, I'll buy you a crib
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Bembe, bembe, araguyo y loye
Bembe, bembe, araguyo and loye
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Labios si le echan oh-eh
Lips if they say oh-eh
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Tango, lo manco otra ve'
Tango, I mess it up again
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Drume negrita, drume negrita
Bold drume, bold drume
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Yo te compro cunita y una muñequita
I'll buy you a crib and a doll
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bold, there is already a bembe
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
Come on
come on
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