If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 I 've been away for so long that I wonder 
 If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
  
 Min bisse kpl? bo dot? bohissi do houngan l? 
 Etchi nou min do nounkonton tch? di? 
 Bolonin vodounon dj? ho do djiii 
 Nou? do ?d?o sinyin din 
 Nougbo w? 
 Bo minbi non z?ta, minbi non z?ta 
 Minbi do nougbo w? 
  
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long that I wonder 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long that I wonder 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
  
 Min bi non dji han ,non douw? l?do hounhoto l? 
 Etchi nou y? do ?gb? w? y?ss? houn gb? lo 
 Bo vodounon fon dj? ahoua do djiii 
 Nou? do ?d?o sinyin din 
 Nougbo w? 
 Bo minbi non z?ta, minbi non z?ta 
 Minbi do nougbo w? 
  
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long that I wonder 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long that I wonder 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 If the sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
  
 Fidebou d? n'yio do tatch? min o houngb? do finin 
 Houn l?ssin gb?,w? non hin s? tch? dot? 
 Vodounon sin gb? do tatch? min 
 Nou ?do ?d? o sinyin din 
 Nou viv? w? 
 Bo min bi non z?ta, minbi non z?ta 
 Min bi do nougbo w? 
  
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long, it's a wonder : 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 The sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 I 've been away for so long, it's a wonder : 
 Fa fa fa fa fa 
 The sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 The sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 The sound of the drums 
 Still has its power. 
 The sound of the drums 
 Still has its power