Good morning Mother Cuba, how do you do?
Me ear say you buy one new pair o' shoes
Me ear say you buy one brand new hat
Mother Cuba tell me how much you pay fot that hat?
Then a Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
I say Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
I say the higher the hill
The greener the grass
The younger the gyal
Is the sweeter she kiss
I say Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
Then a Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
I say gyal in a tree
A pick her ackee
Bwoy underneath her
Wash him khaki pants
Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
Then a Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
I said, engine a run
With fire and coal
Look 'pon the gyal
With their big nose hole
Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
Then a Rukumbine in a me san tom pee, Rukumbine
