Sleep little child,
little child, go to sleep
don’t budge
if your heart conks out
The State’ll use it
to keep its wheels turning

If your veins are slit,
don’t bleed out.
The State’s an engineer,
it needs blood
to pour the concrete
                                         of death

Sleep little child,
little child, go to sleep
don’t beat yourself up
that’s why the cops have jobs
go on and sleep now,
don’t worry,
Boulòs’ll open another store, tomorrow
if I win the lottery,
I’ll buy you a dream.

Sleep little child,
little child, go to sleep
little child, go to sleep
when Mama comes home,
she’ll bring you a real country.

dodo
dodo ti pitit
pa batkò w
si kè w pa bat se Leta ki prete l
pou fè motè l mache

si venn ou koupe
pa fè gwosan
Leta se enjenyè
li bezwen san
pou koule beton
                        lanmò

dodo
dodo ti pitit
pa kraze kò w
yo peye lapolis pou sa
ou mèt dodo
pa fatige w
demen Boulòs ap ouvè yon lòt makèt
si m gen nan bòlèt
m ap achte yon rèv pou ou

dodo
dodo ti pitit
dodo ti pitit
lè manman ape vini
l ap pote peyi pou ou