| Ningue ningue ningue tan chiquitito
| No, no, no, so little
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| El negrito que no quiere dormir
| The little black man who doesn't want to sleep
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| Cabeza de coco, grano de café
| Coconut head, coffee bean
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| Con lindas motitas, con ojos grandotes
| With cute little spots, with big eyes
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| Como dos ventanas que miran al mar
| Like two windows looking out to sea
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| Cierra tus ojitos, negrito asustado
| Close your little eyes, scared black boy
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| El mandinga blanco te puede comer
| The white mandingo can eat you
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| Ya no eres esclavo
| you are no longer a slave
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| Y si duermes mucho
| And if you sleep a lot
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| El señor de casa promete comprar
| The master of the house promises to buy
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| Traje con botones para hacer un groom
| Suit with buttons to make a groom
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| Ningue, ningue ningue duérmete negrito mmm
| No, no, no, go to sleep, black man, mmm
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| Cabeza de coco, grano de café | Coconut head, coffee bean |