É Disto Que o Velho Gosta
Berenice Azambuja
This is What the Old Man Likes
I am a ranch hand
Born there in the shed
And I learned since I was a child
To honor tradition
My father was a gaucho
Who never knew luxury
But lived comfortably in the end
And when someone asked
What he liked the most
The old man would say
Barbecue and good chimarrão
Dance, drink, and woman
That's what the old man likes
That's what the old man wants
I left my farm
And roamed through the land
And today I have a gaucho
To comfort me
And when the children come
To decorate our nest
I will have more joy
And if he asks me
What one should like
Like my father, I will say
Barbecue and good chimarrão
Dance, drink, and woman
That's what the old man likes
That's what the old man wants
And that's how I learned
To like what is good
To play my accordion
Sing without going off key
To be a friend to friends
Never run from danger
My old man taught me
I who live to sing
I always learned to like
What my old man liked
Barbecue and good chimarrão
Dance, drink, and woman
That's what the old man likes
That's what the old man wants
