O Banjo

Without it in the pagode I can't manage
Go get my banjo because today I want to verse
I enjoyed the face of that big guy
Who arrived at the pagode saying
That he can even knock me down

I'll show him that I'm not a fool
I rely on the banjo and I even say it on the spot
I don't make mistakes and in the tough samba
At the Penha party I already said what's up
Who doesn't believe, come and see
I make a fuss if things get heated
I'm old school, I don't like fights
But I won't run without it

There's even a camera for us to film
Him making a fool of himself trying to verse
I want to see if he can
Hang out with the guys until sunrise
I've versed with Aniceto and old Babau
With Geraldo Babão, Paderinho, and Guara
I never give up
Who is this jerk to disrespect me

This annoying guy will pay today
Give him a married man's sheet
To dry and wipe away all tears
Be very careful with this clown
So he doesn't drown
he has to learn to respect the roots
That an old-school sambista doesn't talk nonsense
When my banjo arrives
There will be plenty of thorns for him to sit on