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