Deriko, they don’t plait your hair
And they don’t allow you to marry me.
Deriko, your brows are black
Deriko, your eyes are hazel.
Deriko, your hair is double folded
Cut one fold and sell it to me.
Deriko, your brows are black
Deriko, your eyes are hazel.
Girl, get your mother's permission
and stay with me just one night
Deriko, your brows are black
Deriko, your eyes are hazel.