Send him to the fields, send him to the wars Send him to the fields, send him to the wars Mande-o para os campos, mande-o para as guerras, Send him on down to slave on the farms Send him on down to slave on the farms Mande-o descer, escravizar nas colônias, Steal his land, rob his soul Steal his land, rob his soul Saqueie sua terra, roube sua alma, Send him on down to dig that hole Send him on down to dig that hole Mande-o descer, abrir trincheiras, Give him no hope, give him no trial Give him no hope, give him no trial Não dê a ele esperança, nem experiência, Put him in chains, break that smile Put him in chains, break that smile Coloque-o em algemas, quebre seu sorriso, Pull that barge, tote that bale Pull that barge, tote that bale Puxando o barco, arrastando a tristeza, Listen to him singin', hear him wail Listen to him singin', hear him wail Ouça seu canto, escute seu lamento, You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy Você não faria isso para um protegido You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy Você não faria isso para um protegido You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy Você não faria isso para um protegido Give him no peace, give him no rest Give him no peace, give him no rest Não dê a ele paz, nem descanso, Teach him to believe your god is the best Teach him to believe your god is the best Ensine-o a crer que seu Deus é o melhor Sail him away, to the promised land Sail him away, to the promised land Afaste-o, para a terra prometida, Send him on down into his masters hand Send him on down into his masters hand Mande-o descer dentro de sua especialidade Take his woman, take his child Take his woman, take his child Pegue sua mulher e sua filha, Take him on down to the murder mile Take him on down to the murder mile Tome conta dele até a milha do crime, Pull that barge, tote that bale Pull that barge, tote that bale Puxando o barco, arrastando a tristeza, What's that song you hear him wail What's that song you hear him wail Qual é a canção que você o ouve lamentar? Now you wonder why he's an angry man Now you wonder why he's an angry man Agora você se admira porque ele é um homem aborrecido Why there's fire in your father's land Why there's fire in your father's land Porque há fogo em sua pátria And wonder now what tomorrow will bring And wonder now what tomorrow will bring E agora, se admira do que o amanhã trará, Will you hear him screamin', will you hear him sing. Will you hear him screamin', will you hear him sing. Você ouvirá ele gritar, você ouvirá ele cantar.