Quando É Pra Trabalhar Nego Pode

When It's Time to Work, Man Can

Quando É Pra Trabalhar Nego Pode

When it's time to work, man canQuando é pra trabalhar nego pode
When it's time to suffer, man canQuando é pra sofrer nego pode
When it's time to win, man can'tQuando é pra ganhar nego não pode
When it's time to succeed, man can'tQuando é pra vencer, nego não pode

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)

Man wants to clock inNego quer bater o ponto
So the work can endPro trabalho acabar
But the black man has no rightsMas preto não tem direito
To work until he gets hitTrabalhar até apanhar

When he gets tired, the master hitsQuando cansa sinhô bate
When he stops, the master kicksQuando para sinhô chuta
This is slave laborEsse é o trabalho escravo
Forced by brute strengthLevado na força bruta

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

The boss is the little masterO patrão é o sinhosinho
The mistress is the ladyA patroa é sinhá
To this day, exploitationAté hoje a exploração
Keeps rolling onContinua a rolar

But there's a differenceMas tem uma diferença
For the slave todayPra hoje o escravo ser
On the farm, it was punishmentNa fazenda era castigo
And today it's just clocking inE o hoje é ponto pra bater

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

Maria, where's my time card?Maria cadê meu ponto
For this man to workPra esse nego trabalhar
It's the man of the masterÉ o nego de sinhô
It's the man of the mistressÉ o nego de sinhá

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man (look at the man)Olha o nego (olha o nego)
Look at the man, my masterOlha o nego meu sinhô

Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)
Look over there, the man (man, mistress)Olha lá o nego (nego sinhá)

Look over there, the man, man, mistressOlha lá o nego, nego sinhá
Man, mistressNego sinhá
Man, mistressNego sinhá