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Avisa Seu Patrão
Ô menino, avisa seu patrão
Oh mehneehnh-nooh, ah-VEEH-zah seh/ooh pah-TROWHNH
Oh kid, go warn your boss
A onça pegou o boi na descida do grotão
Ah OHNH- sah peh-GOH ooh boy nah deh-SEEH-dah dooh groh-TOWHNH
The jaguar caught the steer on the descent of the divide
Eu falei
Eh/ooh fah-LEY
I said
(coro/chorus)
Ô menino, avisa seu patrão
Oh mehneehnh-nooh, ah-VEEH-zah seh/ooh pah-TROWHNH
Oh kid, go warn your boss
A onça pegou o boi na descida do grotão
Ah OHNH- sah peh-GOH ooh boy nah deh-SEEH-dah dooh groh-TOWHNH
The jaguar caught the steer on the descent of the divide
A onça pintada é valente e traçoeira
Ah OHNH-sah peehnh-TAH-dah eh/ah vah-LEHNH-teeh eeh trah-sooh-EY-rah
The spotted jaguar is brave and treacherous
Pegou o boi malhado no meio da capoeira
Peh-GOH ooh boy mah-LYAH-dooh nooh MEY-ooh dah kah-pooh-EY-rah
It caught the spotted steer in the middle of the underbrush
Eu falei
Eh/ooh fah-LEY
I said
(coro/chorus)
Ô menino, avisa seu patrão
Oh mehneehnh-nooh, ah-VEEH-zah seh/ooh pah-TROWHNH
Oh kid, go warn your boss
A onça pegou o boi na descida do grotão
Ah OHNH- sah peh-GOH ooh boy nah deh-SEEH-dah dooh groh-TOWHNH
The jaguar caught the steer on the descent of the divide
O patrão tá chorando com razão
Ooh pah-TROWHNH tah shoh-RAHNH-dooh kohnh hah-ZOWHNH
The owner/boss is crying with good reason
Tá sintindo falto do malhado campeão
Tah seehnh-TEEHNH-dooh FOW-tooh dooh mah-LYAH-dooh kahnh-peeh-OWHNH
He's feeling the loss of his spotted champion
Eu falei
Eh/ooh fah-LEY
I said
(coro/chorus)
Ô menino, avisa seu patrão
Oh mehneehnh-nooh, ah-VEEH-zah seh/ooh pah-TROWHNH
Oh kid, go warn your boss
A onça pegou o boi na descida do grotão
Ah OHNH- sah peh-GOH ooh boy nah deh-SEEH-dah dooh groh-TOWHNH
The jaguar caught the steer on the descent of the divide