Mulher, Patrão e Cachaça

Woman, Boss, and Booze

Mulher, Patrão e Cachaça

In a shack in the Vergueiro slumNum barracão da favela do vergueiro
Where we kept our instrumentsOnde se guarda instrumento
We lived there, three of usAli, nós morava em três

Me, Silveira's Guitar, your servantEu, Violão da Silveira, seu criado
Her, Souza's CuícaEla, Cuíca de Souza
And Oliveira Penteado's CavaquinhoE o Cavaquinho de Oliveira Penteado
When the cavaquinho kicked inQuando o cavaco centrava
And the cuíca cried outE a cuíca soluçava
I’d jump in with the dirty stuffEu entrava de baixaria
And the ximangada would danceE a ximangada sambava
Drinking and swayingBebia sacolejava
Day and night, night and dayDia e noite, noite e dia

In the shack when we’d jamNo barracão quando a gente batucava
That wicked cuíca cried like no otherEssa cuíca malvada, chorava como ela só
She loved my hit too muchPois ela gostava demais do meu hit
And softly moanedE bem baixinho gemia
Moaned likeGemia assim
Someone with a little painComo quem tem algum dodói

All of that was for meTudo aquilo era pra mim
She moaned and looked at me like thisGemia e me olhava assim
Like she was saying:Como quem diz:
Hey there, my boyAlô my boy
And I, like a good guitarE eu como bom violão
Laid it on thickCarregava no bordão
Nailed that G majorCaprichava o Sol maior

But one day, boss, what a horrorMas um dia patrão, que horror
It was the radio that announced with background musicFoi o rádio que anunciou com o fundo musical
Miss Souza's CuícaDona Cuíca de Souza
Married Oliveira Penteado's CavaquinhoCom Cavaco de Oliveira Penteado se casou

And something hit me in the gutE deu uma coisa na caquete
I was about to grab the cavaquinhoEu ia pegar o cavaco
And the tambourine spoke to meE o pandeiro me falou

Don't be a foolNão seja bobo
Don't mess it upNão se escracha
Woman, boss, and boozeMulher, patrão e cachaça
You can find anywhereEm qualquer canto se acha
Don't be a foolNão seja bobo
Don't mess it upNão se escracha
Woman, boss, and boozeMulher, patrão e cachaça
You can find anywhereEm qualquer canto se acha