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Mandei Caiar o Sobrado

 

Mandei caiar o sobrado

​Mahn-DEY kaye-AHRH ooh soh-BRAH-dooh

​I ordered the house out back white washed

​Mandei, mandei, mandei

​Mahn-DEY, ​mahn-DEY, ​mahn-DEY

​I ordered, I ordered, I ordered

Mandei pintar de amarelo

​​Mahn-DEY peehnh-TAHRH deeh ah-mah-REH-looh

​I ordered it painted yellow

Caiei, caiei, caiei

​Kaye-EY, kaye-EY, kaye-EY

I whitewashed it, ​I whitewashed it, I whitewashed it

(coro/chorus)​

Mandei caiar o sobrado

​Mahn-DEY kaye-AHRH ooh soh-BRAH-dooh

​I ordered the house out back white washed

​Mandei, mandei, mandei

​Mahn-DEY, ​mahn-DEY, ​mahn-DEY

​I ordered, I ordered, I ordered

Mandei pintar de amarelo

​​Mahn-DEY peehnh-TAHRH deeh ah-mah-REH-looh

​I ordered it painted yellow

Caiei, caiei, caiei

​Kaye-EY, kaye-EY, kaye-EY

I whitewashed it, ​I whitewashed it, I whitewashed it

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