Se Não Fosse o Samba

And if it weren't for samba
who knows nowadays I would be a thug?

And if it weren't for samba
who knows nowadays I would be a thug?

It didn't let the elite turn me into a criminal
And then throw me in the trash
My babilaque was a pencil and paper in the jacket pocket,
A sock cap on my head,
A cassette tape recorded in my hand

And every time I went down my hill
I got a hard time
The men flew at my waist
Thinking they would find that .38

But since they couldn't find it
They got mad, didn't let go,
Opened the trap and threw me in there
Once again in the hard lockup for investigation

They checked my record
The clean record said: he is a good citizen
The tough cop was very upset
Because he had to take me out of jail

They checked my record
The clean record said: he is a good citizen
The tough cop was very upset
Because he had to take me out of jail

But nowadays they pass by,
See me and hug me, call me friend
Those who are composers record with me
And even offer me total protection

I humbly thank
And I tell them: I am very safe
Because I am a good hustler
And I don't mess up
And I am considered in any jurisdiction

I humbly thank
And I tell them: I am very safe
Because I am a good hustler
And I don't mess up
And I am considered in any jurisdiction

Apollo of samba

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

Mano Décio, from Império Serrano
Baianinho from Encima da Hora
There goes Paulinho from Portela
Playing his guitar

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

From São Carlos, goes Noel
From Estácio de Sá
Zé Dedão and Nonô from Jacaré
And my buddy, Gaspar
There goes Sussuga from Salgueiro
Toco from Padre Miguel
Catimba from Imperatriz
Martinho from Vila Izabel

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

I invited Naquim from Ilha
And Pandeirinho from Mangueira
I will also pass by Tijuca
To call Mário Pereira

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

My buddy Nonô and Zé Berção
Forgive me for taking the liberty
To say that Bezerra will also go
Prove his versatility

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

Look, I was almost forgetting
About a group of talented guys
And with me also goes
The Cocho from Our Samba

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts

And the ship goes to the moon, with guitar and pandeiro
It's the samba pole, taking the samba enthusiasts