Seu Zé do Catimbó

I am Master Zé Pelintra
I am Doctor of Catimbó
I have more than thirty women
But my soul wanders alone.

To please me, give me cachaça
Give me cigarettes to smoke
I'll protect you from misfortune
Set up a point for me to samba.

I took shotgun pellets
A slash from another Zé
Many beatings from the police
But what kills me is the woman.

I dismiss the police
The razor just grazed me
The pellets hit my arm
And the woman hit my heart.

I come from Aruanda
I'm a bohemian, I'm a hustler
If there's trouble here
I'll be taking off my hat